1836, from French burette "small vase, cruet," diminutive of buire "vase for liquors," in Old French "jug," variant of buie (12c.) "bottle, water jog," from Frankish *buk- or some similar Germanic source (see bucket (n.)). As a laboratory measuring tube, from 1836.
实用例句
1. The pressure over the sample can then be increased via a gas burette.
借助量气管可增加样品上的压力.
来自辞典例句
2. To determine potassium iodate in edible salt, the specification of home - made capillary burette is 0.
