urinometer

urinometer [yoo r-uh-nom-i-ter] ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. a device for assessing the specific gravity of urine; a hydrometer for use on urine specimens.

Origin of urinometer First recorded in 1835–45; urino- + -meter Examples from the Web for urinometer Historical Examples of urinometer

The specific gravity is most conveniently estimated by means of the urinometer—Squibb’s is preferable (Fig. 14).

A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis

James Campbell Todd

One frequently wishes to ascertain the specific gravity of quantities of fluid too small to float an urinometer.

A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis

James Campbell Todd

British Dictionary definitions for urinometer urinometer noun med

1. an instrument for determining the specific gravity of urine

urinometer in Medicine urinometer [yur′ə-nŏm′ĭ-tər] n.

1. A hydrometer for measuring the specific gravity of urine.