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English
Etymology
From rheo- + -meter
Noun
rheometer (plural rheometers)
- A device used to measure the flow properties of fluids with variable viscosity.
- (obsolete) A device used to measure the flow of electric current: an ammeter.
- (now rare) A flowmeter, especially for water or blood.
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References
- Oxford English Dictionary
- K. Walters (1975) Rheometry →ISBN
- Charles Wheatstone (1843) Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society vol 133 page 307
- Julius Ludwig Weisbach (1848) Principles of the Mechanics of Machinery and Engineering page 465
- A. P. Brubaker & L.Landois (1905) A Textbook of Physiology page 172
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