colorimeter

 [kuhl-uh-rim-i-ter]  

col·or·im·e·ter

   [kuhl-uh-rim-i-ter]
noun
a device that analyzes color by measuring a given color in terms of a standard color, a scale of colors, or certain primary colors.
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Origin:
1860–65; color + -i- + -meter

Related forms
col·or·i·met·ric  [kuhl-er-uh-me-trik] , col·or·i·met·ri·cal, adjective
col·or·i·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb
col·or·im·e·trist, noun
col·or·im·e·try, noun
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Colorimeter has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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colorimeter (ˌkʌləˈrɪmɪtə)
 
—n
1.  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.  any apparatus for measuring the quality of a colour by comparison with standard colours or combinations of colours
 
colorimetric
 
—adj
 
colori'metrical
 
—adj
 
colori'metrically
 
—adv
 
color'imetry
 
—n

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