colorimeter

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Definitions of colorimeter word

noun colorimeter an apparatus for determining the concentration of a solution of a coloured substance by comparing the intensity of its colour with that of a standard solution or with standard colour slides 3
noun colorimeter any apparatus for measuring the quality of a colour by comparison with standard colours or combinations of colours 3
noun colorimeter an instrument for determining the intensity and hue of a color, as of a solution in chemical analysis, by comparing it with standard colors 3
noun colorimeter a device that analyzes color by measuring a given color in terms of a standard color, a scale of colors, or certain primary colors. 1
noun colorimeter An instrument for measuring the intensity of color. 1
noun colorimeter Any of various instruments designed to determine the color of something, by comparison with standard colors or by spectroscopy. 0

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

First recorded in 1860-65; color + -i- + -meter

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