(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:14:53

Hy*drom"e*try (?), n. [Cf. F. hydrometrique.]

1.

The art of determining the specific gravity of liquids, and thence the strength of spirituous liquors, saline solutions, etc.

2.

The art or operation of measuring the velocity or discharge of running water, as in rivers, etc.

 

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