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Areometer vs Hydrometer - What's the difference?

areometer | hydrometer |

As nouns the difference between areometer and hydrometer

is that areometer is any device used to measure the specific gravity of liquids or the density of solids while hydrometer is an instrument that floats in a liquid and measures its specific gravity on a scale.

areometer

English

Alternative forms

* * araeometer

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any device used to measure the specific gravity of liquids or the density of solids.

    • Related terms

    * areometry

    Anagrams

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    hydrometer

    English

    (wikipedia hydrometer)

    Alternative forms

    * hydrometre (nonstandard)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An instrument that floats in a liquid and measures its specific gravity on a scale.

    • Derived terms

    * thermohydrometer