Meanings
nouneudiometer (plural eudiometers)
plural eudiometers
- A graduated glass tube, closed at one end, that is used for measuring the change in the volume of gases during a chemical reaction.
The same ingenious gentleman has also invented some Eudiometers, or instruments, to ascertain with the greatest accuracy, the salubrity of the air.
1780, Philip Thicknesse, The Valetudinarian's Bath Guide
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Ancient Greekεὔδιος“clear (weather)”
- Englisheudiometer
From Ancient Greek εὔδιος (eúdios, “clear (weather)”) + -meter.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan eudiòmetre
- eudiòmetretube for measuring volume of gases
Chinese 測氣管 /测气管
- 測氣管 /测气管tube for measuring volume of gases
French eudiomètre
- eudiomètretube for measuring volume of gases
German Eudiometer
- Eudiometertube for measuring volume of gases
Italian eudiometro
- eudiometrotube for measuring volume of gases
Japanese ユーディオメーター
- ユーディオメーターtube for measuring volume of gases
Korean 유디오미터, 물전기량계
- 유디오미터 (yudiomiteo)tube for measuring volume of gases
- 물전기량계 (muljeon'giryanggye)tube for measuring volume of gases
Portuguese eudiômetro, eudiómetro
- eudiômetrotube for measuring volume of gases
- eudiómetrotube for measuring volume of gases
Russian эвдиометр
- эвдиометр (evdiometr)tube for measuring volume of gases
Spanish eudiómetro
- eudiómetrotube for measuring volume of gases
Cite this entry
APA
eudiometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eudiometer
MLA
“eudiometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eudiometer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eudiometer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eudiometer.
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