Medical Dictionary
Baumé scale
noun
Medical Definition of BAUMÉ SCALE
: either of two hydrometer scales that indicate specific gravity in arbitrarily defined but constant degrees: a : one for liquids lighter than water on which specific gravity S at 60°F (15.6°C) is related to the Baumé reading noun in degrees by S = 140 ÷ (130 + noun) b : one for liquids heavier than water on which specific gravity S at 60°F (15.6°C) is related to the Baumé reading noun in degrees by S = 145 ÷ (145 − noun)
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