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vis⋅com⋅e⋅ter

[vi-skom-i-ter]
–noun
a device for measuring viscosity.
Also, vis⋅co⋅sim⋅eter [vis-koh-sim-i-ter] .


Origin:
1880–85; syncopated var. of viscosimeter; see viscose, -i-, -meter


vis⋅co⋅met⋅ric [vis-kuh-me-trik] , vis⋅co⋅si⋅met⋅ric [vis-koh-si-me-trik] , adjective
vis⋅co⋅met⋅ri⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
vis⋅com⋅e⋅try, noun
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vis·com·e·ter   (vĭ-skŏm'ĭ-tər)   
n.  An instrument used to measure viscosity. Also called viscosimeter.

[Short for viscosimeter.]
vis'co·met'ric (vĭs'kə-mět'rĭk) adj., vis·com'e·try n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: vis·com·e·ter
Pronunciation: vis-'käm-&t-&r
Function: noun
: an instrument used to measure viscosity viscometer> called also viscosimeter

Main Entry: vis·com·e·try
Pronunciation: vis-'käm-&-trE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -tries
: measurement of viscosity called also viscosimetry
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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