colorimeter

[ kuhl-uh-rim-i-ter ]
/ ˌkʌl əˈrɪm ɪ tər /

noun

a device that analyzes color by measuring a given color in terms of a standard color, a scale of colors, or certain primary colors.

Origin of colorimeter

First recorded in 1860–65; color + -i- + -meter

OTHER WORDS FROM colorimeter

col·or·i·met·ric [kuhl-er-uh-me-trik] /ˌkʌl ɛr əˈmɛ trɪk/, col·or·i·met·ri·cal, adjective col·or·i·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb col·or·im·e·trist, noun col·or·im·e·try, noun

Words nearby colorimeter

colored stone, colorfast, colorfield, colorful, colorific, colorimeter, colorimetry, coloring, coloring book, colorism, colorist

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British Dictionary definitions for colorimeter

colorimeter
/ (ˌkʌləˈrɪmɪtə) /

noun

Also called: tintometer an apparatus for determining the concentration of a solution of a coloured substance by comparing the intensity of its colour with that of a standard solution or with standard colour slides
any apparatus for measuring the quality of a colour by comparison with standard colours or combinations of colours

Derived forms of colorimeter

colorimetric (ˌkʌlərɪˈmɛtrɪk) or colorimetrical, adjective colorimetrically, adverb colorimetry, noun