a device used for measuring the flow of a fluid. It consists of a small float supported in a tapering glass by the flow of the fluid, the height of the float indicating the rate of flow
rotameter in American English
(roʊˈtæmətər; ˈroʊtəˌmitər)
noun
an instrument for measuring the rate of flow of a fluid by means of a movable float inserted in a vertical tube
Word origin
rota + -meter
rotameter in Chemical Engineering
(roʊtəmitər)
Word forms: (regular plural) rotameters
noun
(Chemical Engineering: Fluids storage and transport)
A rotameter is a device which uses a moving float to measure how fast a fluid is flowing.
The rotameter usually consists of a tapered glass tube built into a pipe line. It has a float whichmoves up and down as the flow increases or decreases.
One of the most popular types of flowmeter is the rotameter, which contains a float that is free to move up or down in a transparent, vertical,tapered tube.
A rotameter is a device which uses a moving float to measure how fast a fluid is flowing.
Word builder-meterThe suffix -meter is often found in words for devices that measure something.