colorimeter
/ˌkʌləˈrɪmɪtə
/ /ˌkɒləˈrɪmɪtə/noun
An instrument for measuring the intensity of colour.Professionals use a device called a colorimeter to measure the actual computer display and create a profile that is then used to reproduce colors faithfully....
- They also used a colorimeter to measure the amount of white bloom that developed on the chocolate samples, enabling them to link changes in polymorphic form to the onset of visual bloom.
- At set time points, absorbance measurements were taken with a colorimeter.
Derivatives
colorimetric
/ /ˌkɒlərɪˈmɛtrɪk / adjective ...- Based on this observation, we used a colorimetric approach to determine the relative concentration of this water-soluble brown substance.
- Ammonium and nitrate concentrations were determined by colorimetric methods using a continuous-flow autoanalyser.
- The challenge is to develop a colorimetric test that measures the amount of albumin in an aqueous solution of powdered egg whites as accurately and precisely as possible.
colorimetry
/ /ˌkɒləˈrɪmətri / noun ...- Wilhelm et al. compared visual scoring, colorimetry and high-resolution laser Doppler imaging and found that there was no increase in sensitivity using these objective methods compared with visual scoring.
- We are currently extending the present study using colorimetry to test whether the results also apply to the ultraviolet spectrum.
- Researchers familiar with spectrometry and colorimetry will know this, but there might be many readers that dogmatically reject any animal color study without reflectance.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Latin color 'colour' + -meter.