absorptiometric

English

Etymology

absorption +‎ -metric. First attested in the early 20^th century.[1]

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)

Of or pertaining to the measurement of absorption.

Derived terms

Translations

pertaining to the measurement of absorption

Polish: absorpcjometryczny
Portuguese: absorciométrico

References

Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absorptiometric”, 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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