I made up the word Fractometer and lo and behold there are many hits, including this one. I don't even know what a fractometer measures - I suppose I'd better read some of the sites...
Isn't that the device used by wine makers to determine the sugar content of the grapes. They use it to determine whether the grapes are ready to make into wine.
tim
a refractometer is also used in a clinical medical laboratory to measure the specific gravity of urine. specific gravity is a measure of the concentration of solutes in the urine and thus the concentrating and diluting power of the kidney.
linda anderson
a fractometer mesures the strenghts of wood.
Rob
Ah, Wine, Wee and Wood
Lindsay