absorptiometry

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó

Proto-Italic *ap

Latin abder.

Latin ab-

Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti

Proto-Italic *sorβeō

Latin sorbeō

Latin absorbeō

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin absorptiōder.

English absorption

Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-trom

Proto-Hellenic *-tron

Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron)

Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)

Ancient Greek -μετρία (-metría)der.

Latin -metriader.

Old French -métrieder.

English -metry

English absorptiometry

From absorption + -metry.

Noun

absorptiometry (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) Analysis using an absorptiometer.

Derived terms

• dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
• dual photon absorptiometry
• osteoabsorptiometry

Translations

analysis using absorptiometer

• Dutch: absorptiemetrie m
• Finnish: absorptiometria
• Polish: absorpcjometria f
• Portuguese: absorciometria f