† oncosimetern.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ὄγκωσις , -meter comb. form².

Etymology: < ancient Greek ὄγκωσις swelling, increase of bulk ( < ὀγκοῦν to distend ( < ὄγκος : see onco- comb. form) + -ωσις -osis suffix) + -meter comb. form². N.E.D. (1902) gives the pronunciation as (ǫŋkosi·mĭtəɹ) /ɒŋkəʊˈsɪmɪtə(r)/.

Obsolete.

An instrument for measuring variations in the volume (and hence the density) of a molten metal or other substance.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > [noun] > specific gravity > device to measure variations

oncosimeter1880

1880 Times 7 May 6/1 Experiments with a new instrument called the ‘oncosimeter’ (a measurer of increase in bulk).

1881 Nature 24 Feb. 403/2 By means of the oncosimeter..they had determined the density of fluid bismuth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	oncosimeter
释义	† oncosimetern. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ὄγκωσις , -meter comb. form². Etymology: < ancient Greek ὄγκωσις swelling, increase of bulk ( < ὀγκοῦν to distend ( < ὄγκος : see onco- comb. form) + -ωσις -osis suffix) + -meter comb. form². N.E.D. (1902) gives the pronunciation as (ǫŋkosi·mĭtəɹ) /ɒŋkəʊˈsɪmɪtə(r)/. Obsolete. An instrument for measuring variations in the volume (and hence the density) of a molten metal or other substance. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > [noun] > specific gravity > device to measure variations oncosimeter1880 1880 Times 7 May 6/1 Experiments with a new instrument called the ‘oncosimeter’ (a measurer of increase in bulk). 1881 Nature 24 Feb. 403/2 By means of the oncosimeter..they had determined the density of fluid bismuth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.1880
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