Brix scale
noun Chemistry.
a graduated scale, used on a hydrometer, that indicates the weight of sugar per volumeof solution at a given temperature.
Origin of Brix scale
1895–1900; named after A. F. W.
Brix, 19th-century German inventor
British Dictionary definitions for brix scale
Brix scale
/ (brɪks) /
noun
a scale for calibrating hydrometers used for measuring the concentration and density of sugar solutions at a given temperature
Word Origin for Brix scale
C19: named after A. F. W.
Brix, 19th-century German inventor