pycnometer
/pɪkˈnɒmɪtə(ɹ)/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A vessel of precisely known volume used by weighing to determine the specific gravity or relative density of a liquid.
Example Sentences
- "As Galileo showed in his tract La Bilancetta, or “The Little Balance,” a scientist of Archimedes’ stature could have achieved a far more precise result using his own law of buoyancy and an accurate scale, something far more common in the ancient world than a very precise pycnometer, which is used to measure displacement."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πυκνός (puknós, “dense”) and μέτρον (métron, “measure”). By surface analysis, pycno- + -meter.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: πυκνός