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A meteor or atmospheric phenomenon dependent upon the vapor of water; -- in the pl., a general term for the whole aqueous phenomena of the atmosphere, as rain, snow, hail, etc. Nichol.

Of or pertaining to hydrometeorology, or to rain, clouds, storms, etc.

That branch of meteorology which relates to, or treats of, water in the atmosphere, or its phenomena, as rain, clouds, snow, hail, storms, etc.

various specific names according to its construction or use, as tachometer, rheometer, hydrometer, pendulum, etc.; a current gauge.

Of or pertaining to an hydrometer, or to the determination of the specific gravity of fluids.

An instrument for determining and recording the quantity of water discharged from a pipe, orifice, etc., in a given time.

The art of determining the specific gravity of liquids, and thence the strength of spirituous liquors, saline solutions, etc.

A method of moving a fleet from one formation to another, the direction usually being changed eight points (90º), by means of paths of equal length for each ship. It is prohibited in the United States navy.

A race run by young men with lighted torches in their hands. He who reached the goal first, with his torch unextinguished, gained the prize.

A word, verse, or sentence, that is the same when read backward or forward; as, madam; Hannah; or Lewd did I live, & evil I did dwel.

The space between the columns and the wall of the cella, in a Greek or a Roman temple.

An apparatus consisting of a large wheel with spokes, which when turning very rapidly is illuminated by momentary flashes of light passing through slits in a rotating disk. By properly timing the succession of flashes the wheel is made to appear to be motionless, or to rotate more or less slowly in either direction.…

A forerunner; a precursor.

Concurrence. [R.] Glanvill.

A form of hydrometer for liquids heavier than water, graduated with an arbitrary scale such that the readings when multiplied by .005 and added to unity give the specific gravity.

ate the percentage of pure alcohol, either by weight or volume. It is usually a form of hydrometer with a special scale.

An instrument for measuring the specific gravity of fluids; a form hydrometer.

either of the scales used by the French chemist Antoine Baumé in the graduation of his hydrometers; of or relating to Baumé's scales or hydrometers. There are two Baumé hydrometers. One, which is used with liquids heavier than water, sinks to 0º in pure water, and to 15º in a 15 per cent salt solution; the other, for…

A hydrometer scale on which the zero point corresponds to sp. gr. 1.00, and the 30º-point to sp. gr. 0.85. From these points the scale is extended both ways, all the degrees being of equal length.

red by Biela in 1826, which revolves around the sun in 6.6 years. The November meteors (Andromedes or Bielids) move in its orbit, and may be fragments of the comet.