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noun
Any of various instruments designed to determine the color of something, by comparison with standard colors or by spectroscopy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An analytic instrument that estimates the concentration of a substance in a sample by measuring its color against the solution's complementary color.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: analytical chemistry
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noun
a measuring instrument used in colorimetric analysis to determine the quantity of a substance from the color it yields with specific reagents
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tintometer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device
History
From color + -meter. Compare Latin color, colōris.
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
