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Hydrometer vs Alcoholometer - What's the difference?

hydrometer | alcoholometer |

As nouns the difference between hydrometer and alcoholometer

is that hydrometer is an instrument that floats in a liquid and measures its specific gravity on a scale while alcoholometer is a specialized form of hydrometer used to measure the amount of alcohol in a liquid (such as beer).

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

    alcoholometer

    English

    (wikipedia alcoholometer)

    Alternative forms

    * alcoholmeter

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A specialized form of hydrometer used to measure the amount of alcohol in a liquid (such as beer).

    • Related terms

    * alcoholometry