dasymeter Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun densimeter consisting of a thin glass globe that is weighed in a gas to determine its density

WordNet

Da*sym"e*ter noun
Etymology
Gr. rough, thick + -meter.
Definitions
  1. (Physics) An instrument for testing the density of gases, consisting of a thin glass globe, which is weighed in the gas or gases, and then in an atmosphere of known density.

Webster 1913