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alcoholmeter

substantivomasculinetécnico/ɐɫkuˈlɔmɨtɾu/baixa

al·co·ó·me·tro

Definition

Device for measuring the amount of alcohol in a liquid or in breath.
The police officer calibrated the alcoholmeter before the test.
An alcoholmeter is essential for brewers to check the strength of their beer.
Common collocations
digital alcoholmeteruse an alcoholmeteralcoholmeter reading

Etymology

De 'álcool' + '-metro' (do grego 'metron', medida).

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