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konimeter
[ koh-nim-i-ter ]
noun
- an instrument for measuring the amount of dust in the air.
konimeter
/ kəʊˈnɪmɪtə /
noun
- a device for measuring airborne dust concentration in which samples are obtained by sucking the air through a hole and allowing it to pass over a glass plate coated with grease on which the particles collect
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Word History and Origins
Origin of konimeter1
1915–20; < Greek kóni ( s ) dust + -meter
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Word History and Origins
Origin of konimeter1
C20: from Greek konia dust + -meter
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