hydrometer

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"I saw you down there by the hydrometer, all by yourself.

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  1. noun An instrument used to determine specific gravity, especially a sealed, graduated tube, weighted at one end, that sinks in a fluid to a depth used as a measure of the fluid's specific gravity.

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  1. from Greek ὑδρομέτριον, a vessel for measuring hydrostatically, from υ%36δωρ (ὑδρ-), water, + μέτρον, a measure.
 

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/haɪˈdrɑmɛtər/
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