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Glossary: refractometer

Instrument used to measure salinity or specific gravity  via the refractive index (basically, the degree that light bends when shined through something) of a liquid.  Most models are designed to measure sodium chloride or brine solutions and not seawater which contains a more complex range of salts and minerals, but usually more accurate than a hydrometer nevertheless.