[f. L. viscōs-us VISCOUS a.: see -METER.] An instrument for measuring the viscosity of liquids.
1868. Watts, Dict. Chem., V. 1003. Viscosimeter. This name is given by Dollfus to an apparatus for measuring the viscosity of colouring liquids thickened with gum, &c.
1882. Crookes, Dyeing & Tissue-Printing, 381. To test the strength of a sample, it is dissolved in water,… and tested with the viscosimeter.
