stalagmometer
[ stal-uh g-mom-i-ter ]
/ ˌstæl əgˈmɒm ɪ tər /
noun Chemistry, Physics.
an instrument for determining the number of drops, or the weight of each drop, in a given volume of liquid.
Also called
stactometer.
Origin of stalagmometer
1860–65; < Greek
stalagmó(s) dripping +
-meter
OTHER WORDS FROM stalagmometer
sta·lag·mo·met·ric [stuh-lag-muh-me-trik] /stəˌlæg məˈmɛ trɪk/, adjective stal·ag·mom·e·try, nounWords nearby stalagmometer
stalactite work,
stalactites,
stalag,
stalagmite,
stalagmites,
stalagmometer,
stale,
stale bull,
stalemate,
stalin,
stalin peak
Medical definitions for stalagmometer
stalagmometer
[ stăl′ăg-mŏm′ĭ-tər ]
n.
An instrument for determining exactly the number of drops in a given quantity of liquid, used as a measure of the surface tension of a fluid.