densitometer

den·si·tom·e·ter

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [den-si-tom-i-ter]
- /ˌdɛn sɪˈtɒm ɪ tər/
- /ˌden.sə.ˈtɑː.mə.tə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [den-si-tom-i-ter]
- /ˌdɛn sɪˈtɒm ɪ tər/

Definitions of densitometer word

noun densitometer an instrument for measuring the optical density of a material by directing a beam of light onto the specimen and measuring its transmission or reflection 3
noun densitometer a device for measuring optical density, as of a photographic negative 3
abbreviation DENSITOMETER densimeter 3
noun densitometer Photography. an instrument for measuring the density of negatives. 1
noun densitometer a densimeter. 1
noun densitometer A device for measuring the density of a material. 1

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Origin of densitometer

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

First recorded in 1900-05; densit(y) + -o- + -meter

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Parts of speech for Densitometer

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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densitometer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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