ˌalkəˈliməd.ə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: French alcalimètre, from alcali alkali (from Medieval Latin) + -mètre -meter
1. : an apparatus for measuring the strength or the amount of alkali in a mixture or solution
2. : an apparatus for measuring the amount of carbon dioxide (as that liberated from a weighed sample of carbonate-containing material by reaction with acid)