A measuring instrument for determining the specific gravity of a liquid or solid
(Noun)
Synonyms:
gravimeter
Hydrometer Sentence Examples
In Beck's hydrometer the zero of the scale corresponds to density 1 000 and the division 30 to density.
If you have a battery hydrometer, the reading should be between 1.28 and 1.30.
I believe you have to go back to using a conventional floating hydrometer.
Hydrometer - This device measures the density of the wine.
The quantity of alcohol present in an aqueous solution is determined by a comparison of its specific gravity with standard tables, or directly by the use of an alcoholometer, which is a hydrometer graduated so as to read per cents by weight (degrees according to Richter) or volume per cents (degrees according to Tralles).