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1. An instrument for measuring the solid contents of a body, or the capacity of a vessel; a volumenometer.
2. An instrument for determining the specific gravity of liquid bodies, porous bodies, and powders, as well as solids.
Origin: Stereo + meter.
(01 Mar 1998)
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