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hydrometer

Lemma: hydrometer
Etichetta di dominio: EN
Etichetta grammaticale: n.
Definizione: instrument that measures the sugar level of grape juice during ripening, harvest or fermentation. 1
Nota: A hydrometer is an instrument comprised of a vertical scale inside a sealed glass tube weighted at one end. […]In winemaking, a hydrometer has many uses including measuring a must's sugar content and calculating its potential alcohol, determining how fermentation is progressing and indicating when it's finished, gauging effervescence in sparkling wines, and measuring a finished wine's alcohol level. 2
Contesto: Basically, the heavier, or denser a liquid is, the higher the hydrometer will float. 3

Trascrizione fonetica: [haɪˈdrɒ.ɪ.tər] 4
Sinonimi e Antonimi: Densimeter. 5
Abbreviazioni: ND
Etimologia: Gk, comb. form of hýdōr water; F mètre < Gk métron measure. 6
Etichetta di paese: ND
Ente: Università degli Studi di Genova, Facoltà di Lingue e Letterature Straniere
Data della scheda: Thu Jan 1 01:00:00 1970
Autore: Bertolini Roberta; rivista da Biondo, rev. Gerbaud

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