English Explanatory Dictionary

eprouvette

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A one-piece, fixed-elevation mortar formerly used to test the strength of gunpowder.

Word forms

eprouvette eprouvettes epruvette

Etymology

French éprouvette

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on E Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary