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eudiometer

[ yoo-dee-om-i-ter ]

noun

Chemistry.
  1. a graduated glass measuring tube for gas analysis.


eudiometer

/ ˌjuːdɪˈɒmɪtə; ˌjuːdɪəˈmɛtrɪk /

noun

  1. a graduated glass tube used in the study and volumetric analysis of gas reactions
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • eudiometric, adjective
  • ˌܻ徱ˈdzٰ, noun
  • ˌܻ徱ˈٰ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·徱··· [yoo-dee-, uh, -, me, -trik], d··۾· adjective
  • d··۾··ly adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of eudiometer1

1770–80; < Greek ú徱 ( s ) clear, mild (literally, well skied, equivalent to eu- eu- + di-, stem of Zeus god of the sky + -os adj. suffix) + -meter
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of eudiometer1

C18: from Greek eudios, literally: clear skied (from eu- + Dios , genitive of Zeus god of the heavens) + -meter
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It includes the following specimens: 3 chemical retorts, 6 bell jars, 1 gas collecting flask, 6 flasks, 4 funnels, 23 miscellaneous metal and glass objects, and 1 eudiometer.

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Detonating Tube, a species of eudiometer, being a stout glass tube used in chemical analysis for detonating gaseous bodies.

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The consideration of the high qualities of art must not be interrupted by the work of the hammer and the eudiometer.

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If the two gases are introduced into the eudiometer in the exact proportions in which they combine, after the combination has taken place the liquid will rise and completely fill the tube.

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The eudiometer, a most curious instrument for fixing the purity of air, by measuring the proportion of oxygen, was discovered by Dr. Priestley.

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