Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A measuring-device consisting of a small measuring-wheel partially inclosed in a case resembling that of a watch and having a dial with hands for indicating in feet and inches the distance traversed by the wheel.

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  • noun physics A device used to measure fluid flow, in which a float rises in a tapered vertical tube to a height dependent on the rate of flow through the tube

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Examples

  • A20, A30, GA24 series and DK800S mini series glass type rotameter, Z-600 series horizontal pipe flowmeter, Z-400, Z-500 series pipe flowmeter, and LZZH series metallic pipe rotameter.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • A20, A30, GA24 series and DK800S mini series glass type rotameter, Z-600 series horizontal pipe flowmeter, Z-400, Z-500 series pipe flowmeter, and LZZH series metallic pipe rotameter.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • For rational behavior analysis the animals were given 2.5 mg/kg D-amphetamine intraperitoneally and their rotational behavior was monitored over a 90 min period using the TSE rotameter system (Bad Homburg, Germany).

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Andrzej Swistowski et al. 2009

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