eudiometer

[ yoo-dee-om-i-ter ]

/ ˌyu diˈɒm ɪ tər /

a graduated glass measuring tube for gas analysis.

Origin of eudiometer

1770–80; < Greek eúdio(s) clear, mild (literally, well skied, equivalent to eu- eu- + di-, stem of Zeus god of the sky + -os adj. suffix) + -meter

eu·di·o·met·ric

[yoo-dee-uh-me-trik] /ˌyu di əˈmɛ trɪk/, eu·di·o·met·ri·cal, adjective eu·di·o·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb

The consideration of the high qualities of art must not be interrupted by the work of the hammer and the eudiometer.

Modern Painters Volume I (of V) |John Ruskin
A eudiometer tube is filled with mercury and inverted in a vessel of the same liquid.

An Elementary Study of Chemistry |William McPherson
The combination of the two gases is brought about in a tube called a eudiometer.

An Elementary Study of Chemistry |William McPherson
The eudiometer that I have lately employed gives, in a few minutes, the proportions of oxygen without correction.

The Life of Sir Humphrey Davy, Bart. LL.D., Volume 1 (of 2) |John Ayrton Paris

The exact details for the preparation of eudiometer tubes are given by Faraday (Chemical Manipulation, § 1200).

On Laboratory Arts |Richard Threlfall

eudiometer

/ (ˌjuːdɪˈɒmɪtə) /

a graduated glass tube used in the study and volumetric analysis of gas reactions

eudiometric (ˌjuːdɪəˈmɛtrɪk) or eudiometrical, adjective eudiometrically, adverb eudiometry, noun

C18: from Greek eudios, literally: clear skied (from eu- + Dios, genitive of Zeus god of the heavens) + -meter