Beck's scale

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A hydrometer scale on which the zero point corresponds to a specific gravity of 1.00, and the 30° point to a specific gravity of 0.85. From these points the scale is extended both ways, all the degrees being of equal length.

Word forms

Beck's scale
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