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English
Etymology
From absorption + -meter (“measure”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əbˌzɔːp.ʃɪˈɒ.mɪ.ɚ/, /əbˌsɔːp.ʃɪˈɒ.mɪ.ɚ/
- (US) IPA(key): /æbˌsɔɹp.ʃiˈɑm.ə.dɚ/, /æbˌzɔɹp.ʃiˈɑm.ə.dɚ/, /əbˌzɔɹp.ʃiˈɑm.ə.dɚ/, /əbˌzɔɹp.ʃiˈɑm.ə.dɚ/, IPA(key): /æbˌsɔɹp.tiˈɑm.ə.dɚ/, /æbˌzɔɹp.tiˈɑm.ə.dɚ/, /əbˌzɔɹp.tiˈɑm.ə.dɚ/, /əbˌzɔɹp.tiˈɑm.ə.dɚ/
Noun
absorptiometer (plural absorptiometers)
- An instrument that computes the absorption rate by measuring the pressure of the gas; a colorimeter for liquids. [1]
- An instrument used to measure the amount of radiation or light absorbed. [1]
Translations
instrument that computes absorption rate
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absorptiometer”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.