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Calculable :: Calculable (a.) That may be calculated or ascertained by calculation.

Pluviometer :: Pluviometer (n.) An instrument for ascertaining the amount of rainfall at any place in a given time; a rain gauge.

Drift :: Drift (v. i.) to make a drift; to examine a vein or ledge for the purpose of ascertaining the presence of metals or ores; to follow a vein; to prospect.

Prove :: Prove (v. t.) To ascertain or establish the genuineness or validity of; to verify; as, to prove a will..

Tribometer :: Tribometer (n.) An instrument to ascertain the degree of friction in rubbing surfaces.

Zymosimeter :: Zymosimeter (n.) An instrument for ascertaining the degree of fermentation occasioned by the mixture of different liquids, and the degree of heat which they acquire in fermentation..

Discovery :: Discovery (n.) Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown or unrecognized; as, Harvey's discovery of the circulation of the blood..

Affiliation :: Affiliation (n.) The establishment or ascertaining of parentage; the assignment of a child, as a bastard, to its father; filiation..

Sextant :: Sextant (n.) An instrument for measuring angular distances between objects, -- used esp. at sea, for ascertaining the latitude and longitude. It is constructed on the same optical principle as Hadley's quadrant, but usually of metal, with a nicer graduation, telescopic sight, and its arc the sixth, and sometimes the third, part of a circle. See Quadrant..

Oleometer :: Oleometer (n.) An instrument for ascertaining the weight and purity of oil; an elaiometer.

Time :: Time (v. t.) To ascertain or record the time, duration, or rate of; as, to time the speed of horses, or hours for workmen..

Autopsy :: Autopsy (a.) Dissection of a dead body, for the purpose of ascertaining the cause, seat, or nature of a disease; a post-mortem examination..

Leveling :: Leveling (n.) The art or operation of using a leveling instrument for finding a horizontal line, for ascertaining the differences of level between different points of the earth's surface included in a survey, for establishing grades, etc., as in finding the descent of a river, or locating a line of railroad..

Water Gauge :: Water gauge () An instrument for measuring or ascertaining the depth or quantity of water, or for indicating the height of its surface, as in the boiler of a steam engine. See Gauge..

Docimacy :: Docimacy (n.) The art or practice of applying tests to ascertain the nature, quality, etc., of objects, as of metals or ores, of medicines, or of facts pertaining to physiology..

Rogatory :: Rogatory (a.) Seeking information; authorized to examine witnesses or ascertain facts; as, a rogatory commission..

Surveyorship :: Surveyor (n.) In the United States, an officer whose duties include the various measures to be taken for ascertaining the quantity, condition, and value of merchandise brought into a port..

Water Thermometer :: Water thermometer () A thermometer filled with water instead of mercury, for ascertaining the precise temperature at which water attains its maximum density. This is about 39? Fahr., or 4? Centigrade; and from that point down to 32? Fahr., or 0? Centigrade, or the freezing point, it expands..

Taste :: Taste (n.) The one of the five senses by which certain properties of bodies (called their taste, savor, flavor) are ascertained by contact with the organs of taste..

Alcoholometry :: Alcoholometry (n.) The process or method of ascertaining the proportion of pure alcohol which spirituous liquors contain.

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