A solid object is slowly lowered into the measuring cylinder. The final volume is recorded.
The difference between the two reading is the volume of the solid object.
The figure below shows the volume of a stone measured using the water displacement method.
for solids less dense than water (like a cork),a weight is tied to tied to is before being immersed in water.
A Eureka tin can also be used to measure the volume of regular and irregular shaped solids.