absorptiometric

absorptiometric

English

Etymology

absorption +‎ -metric

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /æbˌsɔɹp.ʃi.oʊˈmɛ.tɹɪk/, /əbˌsɔɹp.ʃi.oʊˈmɛ.tɹɪk/, /əbˌsɔɹp.ti.oʊˈmɛ.tɹɪk/, IPA^(key): /æbˌzɔɹp.ʃi.oʊˈmɛ.tɹɪk/, /əbˌzɔɹp.ʃi.oʊˈmɛ.tɹɪk/, /əbˌzɔɹp.ti.oʊˈmɛ.tɹɪk/

Adjective

absorptiometric (comparative more absorptiometric, superlative most absorptiometric)

1. Of or pertaining to the measurement of absorption. [First attested in the early 20^th century.][1]

Translations

pertaining to the measurement of absorption

Portuguese: absorciométrico

References

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