sensitometer

sen·si·tom·e·ter

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sen-si-tom-i-ter]
- /ˌsɛn sɪˈtɒm ɪ tər/
- /sˌensɪtˈɒmɪtə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sen-si-tom-i-ter]
- /ˌsɛn sɪˈtɒm ɪ tər/

Definitions of sensitometer word

noun sensitometer an instrument for testing the sensitivity of various types of film, consisting of an apparatus for exposing successive parts of the film to a light of standard intensity at successively increasing lengths of exposure. 1
noun sensitometer an instrument for measuring the sensitivity to light of a photographic material over a range of exposures 0
noun sensitometer an instrument used for measuring sensitivity, as of photographic film 0

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Origin of sensitometer

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80; sensit(ive) + -o- + -meter

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Parts of speech for Sensitometer

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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sensitometer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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