colorimeter

noun

: an instrument or device for determining and specifying colors
specifically : one used for chemical analysis by comparison of a liquid's color with standard colors

Examples of colorimeter in a Sentence

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This is, according to my screen-measuring colorimeter, actually the brightness the Paperwhite reaches in its warmest (and least bright) setting. Andrew Williams, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024 According to our colorimeter, the ROG Strix XG27AQDMG spanned 133% of the sRGB color gamut, 91% of Adobe RGB, and 95% of DCI-P3. PCMAG, 15 July 2024

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French colorimètre, from Latin color color entry 1 + -i- -i- + French -mètre -meter

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of colorimeter was in 1844

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“Colorimeter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colorimeter. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

colorimeter

noun
: a device for determining and specifying colors
especially : one used for chemical analysis by comparison of a liquid's color with standard colors

Medical Definition

colorimeter

noun
: any of various instruments used to objectively determine the color of a solution
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