col·or·im·e·ter (k l  -r m -tr)n. 1. Any of various instruments used to determine or specify colors, as by comparison with spectroscopic or visual standards. 2. An instrument that measures the concentration of a known constituent of a solution by comparison with colors of standard solutions of that constituent. col or·i·metric (-r--m trk) adj.col or·i·metri·cal·ly adv.col or·ime·try n. |
colorimeter [ˌkʌləˈrɪmɪtə]
n
1. (Physics / General Physics) 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
2. (Physics / General Physics) any apparatus for measuring the quality of a colour by comparison with standard colours or combinations of colours
colorimetric [ˌkʌlərɪˈmɛtrɪk], colorimetrical adj
colorimetrically adv
colorimetry n
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| Noun | 1. | colorimeter - a measuring instrument used in colorimetric analysis to determine the quantity of a substance from the color it yields with specific reagents measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something |
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