colorimeter

English

Alternative forms

• colourimeter

Etymology

From color +‎ -meter. Compare Latin color, colōris.

Noun

colorimeter (plural colorimeters)

1. Any of various instruments designed to determine the color of something, by comparison with standard colors or by spectroscopy.
2. (analytical chemistry) An analytic instrument that estimates the concentration of a substance in a sample by measuring its color against the solution's complimentary color.

Related terms

• colorimetric
• colorimetrically
• colorimetry

 

Translations

instrument designed to determine color

• Catalan: colorímetre m
• Finnish: värimittari
• Italian: colorimetro (it) m
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• Malay: jangka warna, meter warna, kolorimeter
• Tagalog: kulaysukat