eudiometer

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εὔδιος (eúdios, “clear (weather)”) +‎ -meter.

Noun

eudiometer (plural eudiometers)

1. A graduated glass tube, closed at one end, that is used for measuring the change in the volume of gases during a chemical reaction.
   • 1780, Philip Thicknesse, The Valetudinarian's Bath Guide:

     The same ingenious gentleman has also invented some Eudiometers, or instruments, to ascertain with the greatest accuracy, the salubrity of the air.

Derived terms

• eudiometry

 

Translations

tube for measuring volume of gases

• Catalan: eudiòmetre m
• Chinese: 測氣管 / 测气管
• French: eudiomètre (fr) m
• German: Eudiometer (de) n
• Italian: eudiometro m
• Japanese: ユーディオメーター
• Korean: 유디오미터 (yudiomiteo), 물전기량계 (muljeon'giryanggye)
• Portuguese: eudiômetro m (Brazil), eudiómetro m (Portugal)
• Russian: эвдиометр (ru) m (evdiometr)
• Spanish: eudiómetro (es) m