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Definition of "lactometer" [lac•tom•e•ter]

  • A device used to measure the specific gravity, and therefore the richness, of milk. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "lactometer" in a sentence
  • "The lactometer is a little instrument used to estimate the specific gravity of milk."
  • "Place lactometer in milk and note depth to which it sinks as indicated on stem."
  • "For each 10° above 60° F. add 1 to the lactometer number, in order to make the necessary correction for temperature."