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Baumé scale

Syllabification: (Bau·mé scale)
Pronunciation: /bōˈmā, ˈbōmā/

Definition of Baumé scale

noun

  • a scale with arbitrary markings, used with a hydrometer to measure the relative density of liquids.

Origin:

named for Antoine Baumé (1728–1804), French chemist

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