glass instruments which indicate:
- the alcoholic strength by mass, or
- the alcoholic strength by volume, of a mixture of water and ethanol.
They are described as either mass alcoholometers or volume alcoholometers, depending upon what is measured.
an instrument for measuring the proportion of absolute alcohol in a liquor
Kasutataivamad on jääva massiga areomeetrid, mis on kindlal temperatuuril gradueeritud kas tihedusühikuis (densimeeter) või mingi kindla lahuse kontsentratsiooni mahu- või massi-%-des (nt laktomeeter, alkoholomeeter).
