Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A standard vessel used in measuring the density or specific gravity of materials.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An instrument for determining the relative density or specific gravity of solid bodies; a specific-gravity flask.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Physics) A specific gravity bottle; a standard flask for measuring and comparing the densities of liquids.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun physics a
vessel used to determine thespecific gravity of aliquid ; a specific gravity bottle
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Greek puknos, dense + –meter.]
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From the Greek: πυκνός (puknos) meaning dense
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Examples
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The pycnometer determines the density or specific weight of insoluble mineral fragments or powder.
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The accuracy of determination is particularly high when the differential quantities to be measured are not too small, such as when the pycnometer is half-full with sample material.
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