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absorptiometer

noun
/əbˌzɔːp.ʃɪˈɒ.mɪ.ɚ/UK/æbˌsɔɹp.ʃiˈɑm.ə.dɚ/US/æbˌzɔɹp.ʃiˈɑm.ə.dɚ/

Etymology

From absorption + -meter (“measure”).

  1. derived from absorptiō
  2. suffixed as absorptiometer — “absorption + meter”

Definitions

  1. An instrument that computes the absorption rate by measuring the pressure of the gas

    An instrument that computes the absorption rate by measuring the pressure of the gas; a colorimeter for liquids.

  2. An instrument used to measure the amount of radiation or light absorbed.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA