viscometer

noun

vis·com·e·ter vi-ˈskä-mə-tər

: an instrument with which to measure viscosity

viscometric

ˌvi-skə-ˈme-trik

adjective

viscometry

vi-ˈskä-mə-trē

noun

Examples of viscometer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Another tracked the movement of fluids using a curved glass instrument called a viscometer. —

Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2020

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Word History

Etymology

viscosity + -meter

First Known Use

circa 1883, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of viscometer was circa 1883

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Medical Definition

viscometer

noun

vis·com·e·ter vis-ˈkäm-ət-ər

: an instrument used to measure viscosity

a blood viscometer

called also viscosimeter

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