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Definition: Hydrometric pendulum
Hydrometric
\Hy`dro*met"ric\, Hydrometrical
\Hy`dro*met"ric*al\,
a. [Cf. F. hydrom[`e]trique.]
1. Of or pertaining to an hydrometer, or to the determination
of the specific gravity of fluids.
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2. Of or pertaining to measurement of the velocity,
discharge, etc., of running water.
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3. Made by means of an hydrometer; as, hydrometric
observations.
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Hydrometric pendulum, a species of hydrometer consisting of
a hollow ball of ivory or metal suspended by a treated
from the center of a graduated quadrant, and held in a
stream to measure the velocity of the water by the
inclination given to the thread; a kind of current gauge.
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