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eriometer|ɛrɪˈɒmɪtə(r)|
[f. Gr. ἔριον wool + µέτρον measure.]
An instrument for measuring by optical means the diameter of small fibres, such as wool, cotton, or flax.
1829Nat. Philos., Optics xv. 27 (Usef. Knowl. Soc.) By means of an instrument which he [? Dr. Young] calls an Eriometer, he was enabled to measure the size of minute particles or fibres. 1836Todd Cycl. Anat. I. 406/2 The results..having.. been come to by the aid of the eriometer. |