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transmissometer

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trans⋅mis⋅som⋅e⋅ter

[trans-muh-som-i-ter, tranz-]
–noun Meteorology.
an instrument for measuring visibility or the transmission of light in the atmosphere.
Also called hazemeter, transmittance meter.


Origin:
1930–35; transmiss(ion) + -o- + -meter
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trans·mis·som·e·ter   (trāns'mĭ-sŏm'ĭ-tər, trānz'-)   
n.  A device used to measure transmission of light through a medium.

[transmiss(ion) + -meter.]
trans'mis·som'e·try n.
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