densitometer (redirected from densitometrically)

den·si·tom·e·ter  (dns-tm-tr)

n.

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

2. See densimeter.

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[densit(y) + -meter.]

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densi·tome·try (--tr) n.

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densitometer [ˌdɛnsɪˈtɒmɪtə]

n

(Physics / General Physics) 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

densitometric  [ˌdɛnsɪtəˈmɛtrɪk] adj

densitometry  n

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densitometer

an optical device for measuring the density of a photographic negative.

See also: Photography

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	densitometer - a measuring instrument for determining optical or photographic density measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something microphotometer - special kind of densitometer that measures density variations over a very small area
	2.	densitometer - a measuring instrument for determining density or specific gravity densimeter dasymeter - densimeter consisting of a thin glass globe that is weighed in a gas to determine its density measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something