Associations to the word «Refractometer»

Wiktionary

REFRACTOMETER, noun. (physics) An optical instrument used to measure the refractive index of a substance.

Dictionary definition

REFRACTOMETER, noun. Measuring instrument for measuring the refractive index of a substance.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats