Galactometer

Webster's Condensed Dictionary- A Condensed Dictionary of the English Language · 1909 · p. 244

gal'ak-tom'e-te'r, n. An instrument to ascertain the quality of milk, by indicating specific gravity a lactometer. [Gr. gala, galaktos L. lac, lactis), milk, and metron, measure.] — Gal'axy, -aks-I, n. (Astron.) The Milky Way. An a emblage of splendid persons or things. [OF. galaxie, L. and Gr. galax i as, gala.]