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n. See Crassament. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. densus dense + -meter: cf. F. densimètre. ] An instrument for ascertaining the specific gravity or density of a substance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Dorsum + meson. ] (Anat.) See Meson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. for measuring doses of .
Syn. -- dosemeter. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ NL. dosis dose + -meter. ] a device for measuring doses of radiation, especially ionizing radiation such as X-rays, gamma rays, or ionizing particles. [ PJC ]

n. a dosimeter cosisting of a radiation-sensitive material, such as film, worn in a small package on a person's clothing, to record the accumulated radiation exposure of the person over a period of time; -- used to monitor the exposure of individuals, such as workers in a nuclear power plant, to ionizing radiation. [ PJC ]

n. [ NL. dosis dose + -metry. ] (Med.) Measurement of doses; specif., a system of therapeutics which uses but few remedies, mostly alkaloids, and gives them in doses fixed by certain rules. -- Do`si*met"ric a. -- Do*sim"e*trist n. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_; + E. densimeter. ] Same as Galactometer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. lac, lactis, milk + E. densimeter. ] A form of hydrometer, specially graduated, for finding the density of milk, and thus discovering whether it has been mixed with water or some of the cream has been removed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. ly`sis a loosing + -meter. ] An instrument for measuring the water that percolates through a certain depth of soil. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Micro- + tasimeter. ] (Physics) A tasimeter, especially when arranged for measuring very small extensions. See Tasimeter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Pleximeter. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Prose + metrical. ] Consisting both of prose and verse. Clarke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pulse + -meter. ] (Physiol.) A sphygmograph. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; flow + -meter. ] An instrument, acting on the principle of Pitot's tube, for measuring the velocity of a fluid current, the speed of a ship, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Rhysimeter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. ta`sis stretching, extension (from tei`nein to stretch) + -meter. ] (Physics) An instrument for detecting or measuring minute extensions or movements of solid bodies. It consists essentially of a small rod, disk, or button of carbon, forming part of an electrical circuit, the resistance of which, being varied by the changes of pressure produced by the movements of the object to be measured, causes variations in the strength of the current, which variations are indicated by a sensitive galvanometer. It is also used for measuring minute changes of temperature. T. A. Edison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Viscosity + -meter. ] An instrument for measuring the degree of viscosity of liquids, as solutions of gum. [ 1913 Webster ]