galactometern.

Brit.

/ɡalakˈtɒmᵻtə/, U.S.

/ˌɡælækˈtɑmədər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: galacto- comb. form, -meter comb. form².

Etymology: < galacto- comb. form + -meter comb. form², probably after French galactomètre (1796 or earlier). Compare German †Galactometer (1818 or earlier; now Galaktometer ). Compare earlier lactometer n.

Now rare.

An instrument or device used to measure the specific gravity or fat content of milk; = lactometer n.

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the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > equipment for food preparation > [noun] > instruments to test quality

lactometer1817

galactometer1826

amylometer1876

pioscopea1884

chondrometer1897

1826 Gardener's Mag. 1 204 Lactometer... Sold in Paris by the opticians under the name of galactometer.

1853 A. Ure Dict. Arts (ed. 4) I. 838 When our purpose is to determine the quality of cream, the galactometer may consist merely of a long graduated glass tube standing upright.

1897 N. Straus Let. 22 Mar. in L. G. Straus Dis. in Milk (1913) 46 Samples of..milk, perfectly good according to all the customary tests of color, taste, smell, and the galactometer.

1906 T. S. Westcott tr. F. Frühwald Ref. Handbk. Dis. Children 314 (caption) Galactometer for testing milk as sold in the market.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	galactometer
释义	galactometern. Brit. /ɡalakˈtɒmᵻtə/, U.S. /ˌɡælækˈtɑmədər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: galacto- comb. form, -meter comb. form². Etymology: < galacto- comb. form + -meter comb. form², probably after French galactomètre (1796 or earlier). Compare German †Galactometer (1818 or earlier; now Galaktometer ). Compare earlier lactometer n. Now rare. An instrument or device used to measure the specific gravity or fat content of milk; = lactometer n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > equipment for food preparation > [noun] > instruments to test quality lactometer1817 galactometer1826 amylometer1876 pioscopea1884 chondrometer1897 1826 Gardener's Mag. 1 204 Lactometer... Sold in Paris by the opticians under the name of galactometer. 1853 A. Ure Dict. Arts (ed. 4) I. 838 When our purpose is to determine the quality of cream, the galactometer may consist merely of a long graduated glass tube standing upright. 1897 N. Straus Let. 22 Mar. in L. G. Straus Dis. in Milk (1913) 46 Samples of..milk, perfectly good according to all the customary tests of color, taste, smell, and the galactometer. 1906 T. S. Westcott tr. F. Frühwald Ref. Handbk. Dis. Children 314 (caption) Galactometer for testing milk as sold in the market. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1826
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