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Of or pertaining to the measurement of volume. Volumetric analysis (Chem.), that system of the quantitative analysis of solutions which employs definite volumes of standardized solutions of reagents, as measured by burettes, pipettes, etc.; also, the analysis of gases by volume, as by the eudiometer.…

Volumetric. -- Vol`u*met"ric*al*ly, adv.

means of an analytical table or key. Ultimate, Proximate, Qualitative, Quantitative, and Volumetric analysis. (Chem.) See under Ultimate, Proximate, Qualitative, etc.

An instrument for the volumetric measurement of gases; -- so named because frequently used to determine the purity of the air.

in which the amounts of the coastituents are determined by weight; -- in distinction from volumetric analysis.

reagent, by causing an appearance, disappearance, or change of color, as in titration or volumetric analysis.

An instrument for ascertaining the strength of an indigo solution, as in volumetric analysis. Ure.

as, the metric system; a metric measurement. Metric analysis (Chem.), analysis by volume; volumetric analysis. -- Metric system, a system of weights and measures originating in France, the use of which is required by law in many countries, and permitted in many others, including the United States and England. The prin…