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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.

Origin:
1860–65; color + -i- + -meter


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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col·or·im·e·ter   (kŭl'ə-rĭm'ĭ-tər)   
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·met'ric (-ər-ə-mět'rĭk) adj., col'or·i·met'ri·cal·ly adv., col'or·im'e·try n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: col·or·im·e·ter
Pronunciation: "k&l-&-'rim-&t-&r
Function: noun
: any of various instruments used toobjectively determine the color of a solution —col·or·i·met·ric /"k&l-&-r&-'me-trik/ adjectivecol·or·i·met·ri·cal·ly /-tri-k(&-)lE/ adverbcol·or·im·e·try /"k&l-&-'rim-&-trE/ noun plural -tries
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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