stagmometer

noun

stag·​mom·​e·​ter

stagˈmämətə(r)

: an apparatus for the measurement of the number of drops per unit of volume of a liquid

Word History

Etymology

Greek stagma something that drips (from stazein to drip) + English -o- + -meter

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