an instrument for counting drops of liquid, consisting of a glass tube with a hollow bulb in it and one narrow end with a small opening
Also called: stalagmometer
stalagmometer in American English
(ˌstæləɡˈmɑmɪtər)
noun
Chemistry & Physics
an instrument for determining the number of drops, or the weight of each drop, in a given volume of liquid
Also called: stactometer
Derived forms
stalagmometric (stəˌlæɡməˈmetrɪk)
adjective
stalagmometry
noun
Word origin
[1860–65; ‹ Gk stalagmó(s) dripping + -meter]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: calibrate, institutionalism, jumping jack, mutualism, raider-meter is a combining form meaning “measure,” used in the names of instruments measuringquantity, extent, degree, etc. Other words that use the affix -meter include: altimeter, interferometer, manometer, micrometer, telemeter