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viscometer

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An instrument used to measure the viscosity of a liquid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: viscosimeter

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: meter, instrument

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noun

Meaning 2

a measuring instrument for measuring viscosity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: viscosimeter

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English visco- Proto-Indo-European *meh1- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English viscometer From visco- + -meter.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: viscosímetre — instrument used to measure viscosity
  • Dutch: viscometer — instrument used to measure viscosity
  • Finnish: viskositeettimittari — instrument used to measure viscosity
  • Finnish: viskosimetri — instrument used to measure viscosity
  • Finnish: viskometri — instrument used to measure viscosity
  • French: viscosimètre — instrument used to measure viscosity
  • Galician: viscosímetro — instrument used to measure viscosity
  • German: Viskosimeter — instrument used to measure viscosity
  • Italian: viscosimetro — instrument used to measure viscosity
  • Malay: jangka likat — instrument used to measure viscosity
  • Malay: meter likat — instrument used to measure viscosity
  • Malay: viskometer — instrument used to measure viscosity
  • Polish: lepkościomierz — instrument used to measure viscosity
  • Portuguese: viscosímetro — instrument used to measure viscosity
  • Romanian: viscozimetru — instrument used to measure viscosity
  • Russian: вискозиме́тр (viskozimétr) — instrument used to measure viscosity
  • Spanish: viscosímetro — instrument used to measure viscosity
  • Vietnamese: nhớt kế — instrument used to measure viscosity
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