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Quantometer|kwɒnˈtɒmɪtə(r)|
Also quantometer.
[f. quantity + -ometer.]
A type of automatic spectrograph, used esp. for the analysis of alloys.
Formerly a proprietary term in the U.S.
1927Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 3 May 12/1 Francis Cutler Ellis..Chicago, Ill...Quantometer... Instrument for diagnosis and food and remedy testing by analysis of radiant energies. Claims use since Sept. 1, 1926. 1947Jrnl. Iron & Steel Inst. CLVI. 78 A commercial model, the Quantometer, consists of source, dispersing, and recording units operating as one instrument. 1958Engineering 21 Feb. 61/2 (Advt.), To meet the need for still greater speed there is now in use at Corby an automatic direct⁓reading spectrographic analyser known as a Quantometer. 1974J. H. Dixon tr. Torasov's Spectroscope i. 6 The quantometer is used for the simultaneous quantitative emission analysis of several elements in steels or alloys. |