turbidimeter

[ tur-bi-dim-i-ter ]
/ ˌtɜr bɪˈdɪm ɪ tər /

noun

a device for measuring the turbidity of water or other liquids.

Origin of turbidimeter

First recorded in 1910–15; turbid + -i- + -meter

OTHER WORDS FROM turbidimeter

tur·bi·dim·e·try, noun tur·bi·di·met·ric [tur-bi-duh-me-trik] /ˌtɜr bɪ dəˈmɛ trɪk/, adjective tur·bi·di·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby turbidimeter

turban, turban squash, turbary, turbellarian, turbid, turbidimeter, turbidimetry, turbidite, turbidity current, turbinal, turbinate

British Dictionary definitions for turbidimetry

turbidimeter
/ (ˌtɜːbɪˈdɪmɪtə) /

noun

a device that measures the turbidity of a liquid

Medical definitions for turbidimetry

turbidimetry
[ tûr′bĭ-dĭm′ĭ-trē ]

n.

A method for determining the concentration of a substance in a solution by measuring the loss in intensity of a light beam through a solution that contains suspended particulate matter.