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Nicholson's hydrometer

 
Sci-Tech Dictionary: Nicholson's hydrometer
 
(′nik·əl·sənz hī′dräm·əd·ər)

(engineering) A modification of Fahrenheit's hydrometer in which the lower end of the instrument carries a scale pan to permit the determination of the relative density of a solid.


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