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viscometer

noun vis·com·e·ter \vis-ˈkä-mə-tər\

Definition of VISCOMETER

:  an instrument with which to measure viscosity
— vis·co·met·ric \ˌvis-kə-ˈme-trik\ adjective
— vis·com·e·try \-mə-trē\ noun
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Origin of VISCOMETER

viscosity + -meter
First Known Use: circa 1883

Rhymes with VISCOMETER

barometer, ceilometer, chronometer, cyclometer, ergometer, Fathometer, gasometer, geometer, hydrometer, hygrometer, kilometer, manometer, micrometer, odometer, pedometer, photometer, pyrometer, rheometer, seismometer, spectrometer, speedometer, tachometer, thermometer
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viscometer

noun vis·com·e·ter \vis-ˈkäm-ət-ər\

Medical Definition of VISCOMETER

:  an instrument used to measure viscosity <a blood viscometer>—called also viscosimeter

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