Baumé

adjective

Bau·​mé bō-ˈmā 

: being, calibrated in accordance with, or according to either of two arbitrary hydrometer scales for liquids lighter than water or for liquids heavier than water that indicate specific gravity in degrees

Word History

Etymology

Antoine Baumé

First Known Use

1807, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

Baumé

adjective

Bau·​mé

variants also Baume or Beaumé

bō-ˈmā, ˈbō-(ˌ)mā

: being, measured according to, or calibrated in accordance with a Baumé scale

a Baumé hydrometer

Biographical Definition

Baumé

biographical name

Bau·​mé bō-ˈmā 

Antoine 1728–1804 French chemist