Colorimeter
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Colorimeter is a noun meaning Any of various instruments designed to determine the color of something, by comparison with standard colors or by spectroscopy.
Meaning
Any of various instruments designed to determine the color of something, by comparison with standard colors or by spectroscopy.
More Meanings
- (analytical chemistry) An analytic instrument that estimates the concentration of a substance in a sample by measuring its color against the solution's complementary color.
Example Sentences
It was, however, the need to distinguish specifically between different brown colours which led to the world's first colorimeter.
Word Forms
- colorimeters
- colourimeter
Synonyms for colorimeter
Depending on context, synonyms include tintometer, colourimeter.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tintometer, colourimeter, photoelectric, trichromatic, chromometer, chromatometer.
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