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noun
The science of measuring colours and assigning them numeric values.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Analysis involving the quantitative measurement of colour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: analytical chemistry
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noun
quantitative chemical analysis by color using a colorimeter
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: colorimetric analysis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: quantitative analysis, quantitative chemical analysis
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Indo-European *ḱélōs Proto-Italic *kelōs Old Latin colōs Latin color Old French color Anglo-Norman colurbor. Middle English colour English color Proto-Indo-European *meh1- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -μετρία (-metría)der. Latin -metriader. Old French -métrieder. English -metry English colorimetry From color + -metry.
Across languages
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