An Eprouvette is a one piece, fixed elevation mortar used to test the strength of gunpowder. It went out of general use by the middle of the 19th century. In use, a carefully weighed quantity of powder (charge) was placed inside, followed by a standard weight shot. The charge was fired and the distance the shot flew was measured and compared to th...
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• (n.) An apparatus for testing or proving the strength of gunpowder.
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É`prou`vette' noun [ French]
(Gun.) An apparatus for testing or proving the strength of gunpowder.
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Eprouvette was the name of an instrument for ascertaining the strength of gunpowder, or of comparing the strength of different kinds of gunpowder.
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