glaucometer
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]glaucometer (plural glaucometers)
- A device for measuring the percentage of sugar in a fluid by means of specific gravity; gleucometer.
- 1972, Tom N. Cornsweet, Hewitt Crane, Experimental Study of Visual Accommodation, page 5:
- Such circuits were actually built and verified in another device, referred to as a glaucometer or retinal topograph, being developed at Stanford Research Institute. This instrument is a direct offshoot of the basic optometer scheme.
- 2003, The Rotarian, page 42:
- A glaucometer, blood sugar testing equipment, and a folding wheelchair have also been donated to a leprosy hospital. Thanks to club grants, 81 people affected by leprosy have received operations.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- “glaucometer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.