What is "eudiometer"

Eudiometer \Eu`di*om"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? fair, clear weather, fr. ? fine, clear ( said of the air or weather) + -meter: cf. F. ediom[`e]tre.] (Chem.) An instrument for the volumetric measurement of gases; -- so named because frequently used to determine the purity of the air.

Note: It usually consists of a finely graduated and calibrated glass tube, open at one end, the bottom; and having near the top a pair of platinum wires fused in, to allow the passage of an electric spark, as the process involves the explosion and combustion of one of the ingredients to be determined. The operation is conducted in a trough of mercury, or sometimes over water. Cf. Burette. Ure's eudiometer has the tube bent in the form of the letter. U.

n. A graduated glass tube closed at one end that is used for measuring the change in the volume of gases during a chemical reaction.

n. measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube for measuring volume changes in chemical reactions between gases

An eudiometer is a laboratory device that measures the change in volume of a gas mixture following a physical or chemical change.