Dictionary entry

Alcoholometer

Webster's Dictionary 1913

{ Al′co‐hol‐om″e‐ter (�), Al′co‐hol″me‐ter (�), } n. [Alcohol + -meter.] (Chem.) An instrument for determining the strength of spirits, with a scale graduated so as to indicate the percentage of pure alcohol, either by weight or volume. It is usually a form of hydrometer with a special scale.