hydrometer

     

A hyrometer is an instrument used to measure the specific gravity (or relative density) of liquids; that is, the ratio of the density of the liquid to the density of water.

Trivia about hydrometer

  • (Cheryl of the Clue Crew demonstrates a scientific instrument.) This device for measuring the density of liquids takes its name from the Greek for "water measure"
  • This instrument is used to check the density of liquids, such as the acid in a storage battery
  • Since the 18th C., brewers have used this device to measure the alcoholic, not water, content of their booze