absorptiometer

English

Etymology

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)

An 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]
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
Italian: assorbimetro m
Polish: absorpcjometr m
Portuguese: absorciómetro m (Portugal), absorciômetro m (Brazil)

References

Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absorptiometer”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.

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