absorptiometer

absorptiometer

English

Etymology

absorption (“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)

1. A instrument that computes the absorption rate by measuring the pressure of the gas; a colorimeter for liquids. [First attested in the late 19^th century.][1]
2. An instrument used to measure the amount of radiation or light absorbed. [First attested in the mid 20^th century.][1]

Translations

instrument that computes absorption rate

Dutch: absorptiemeter m

Portuguese: absorciómetro m (Portugal), absorciômetro m (Brazil)

References

1. “absorptiometer” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.