densitometer

[ den-si-tom-i-ter ]
/ ˌdɛn sɪˈtɒm ɪ tər /

noun

Photography. an instrument for measuring the density of negatives.
a densimeter.

Origin of densitometer

First recorded in 1900–05; densit(y) + -o- + -meter

OTHER WORDS FROM densitometer

den·si·to·met·ric [den-si-tuh-me-trik] /ˌdɛn sɪ təˈmɛ trɪk/, adjective den·si·tom·e·try, noun

Words nearby densitometer

dens, dens in dente, dense, densify, densimeter, densitometer, density, density current, density function, dent, dent corn

British Dictionary definitions for densitometry

densitometer
/ (ˌdɛnsɪˈtɒmɪtə) /

noun

an instrument for measuring the optical density of a material by directing a beam of light onto the specimen and measuring its transmission or reflection

Derived forms of densitometer

densitometric (ˌdɛnsɪtəˈmɛtrɪk), adjective densitometry, noun

Medical definitions for densitometry

densitometer
[ dĕn′sĭ-tŏm′ĭ-tər ]

n.

An apparatus for measuring the optical density of a material, such as a photographic negative.
densimeter

Other words from densitometer

den′si•tom′e•try (-ĭ-trē) n.