• (n.) An instrument for measuring the amount of salt present in any given solution.
A hydrometer used to determine the specific gravity, or the concentration, of a saline solution. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Sal·im'e·ter noun [ Latin sal salt + -meter .] An instrument for measuring the amount of salt present in any given solution. [ Written also salometer .] 
Type: Term Pronunciation: să-lim′ĕ-tĕr Definitions: 1. A hydrometer used to determine the specific gravity, or the concentration, of a saline solution.
salinometer, salimeter, salinometric, salinometry An instrument used to measure the concentration of salt in salt solutions.