hydrometry

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noun

The branch of hydrostatics dealing with the measurement of specific gravity using hydrometers

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gravimetry
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Meanings

nounhydrometry (uncountable)
  1. uncountablenatural sciencesThe branch of hydrostatics dealing with the measurement of specific gravity using hydrometers

    A thorough understanding of the hydrometry and meteorology of the South is a long-term goal, and immediate steps must be taken to achieve it.

    2007, Benaiah Yongo-Bure, Economic Development of Southern Sudan, page 90

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe measurement of specific gravity

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gravimetry
Broader
measurementmeasuringmeasure
Also see
gravimetry

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From hydro- + -metry.

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Translations

Catalan hidrometria
  • hidrometriabranch of hydrostatics
Danish hydrometri
  • hydrometribranch of hydrostatics
Finnish hydrometria
  • hydrometriabranch of hydrostatics
German Hydrometrie
  • Hydrometriebranch of hydrostatics
Hungarian hidrometria
  • hidrometriabranch of hydrostatics
Irish hidriméadracht
  • hidriméadrachtbranch of hydrostatics
Italian idrometria
  • idrometriabranch of hydrostatics
Portuguese hidrometria
  • hidrometriabranch of hydrostatics
Romanian hidrometrie
  • hidrometriebranch of hydrostatics
Russian гидроме́трия
  • гидроме́трия (gidrométrija)branch of hydrostatics
Spanish hidrometría
  • hidrometríabranch of hydrostatics
Cite this entry
APA

hydrometry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrometry

MLA

“hydrometry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrometry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydrometry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrometry.

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