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colorimeter definition

col·or·im·eter (kul′ər im′ət ər)

noun

an instrument for determining the intensity and hue of a color, as of a solution in chemical analysis, by comparing it with standard colors

Etymology: color + -i- + -meter

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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