microphotometer

[mahy-kroh-foh-tom-i-ter]

mi·cro·pho·tom·e·ter

[mahy-kroh-foh-tom-i-ter]
noun Optics.
a photometer adapted for measuring the intensity of light emitted, transmitted, or reflected by minute objects.

Origin:
1895–1900; micro- + photometer

mi·cro·pho·to·met·ric [mahy-kroh-foh-tuh-me-trik] , adjective
mi·cro·pho·to·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb
mi·cro·pho·tom·e·try, noun
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Microphotometer has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
WordNet
microphotometer

noun
special kind of densitometer that measures density variations over a very small area 
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