Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various instruments used to determine or specify colors, as by comparison with spectroscopic or visual standards.
- noun An instrument that measures the concentration of a known constituent of a solution by comparison with colors of standard solutions of that constituent.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An instrument for determining the strength of colors, especially of dyes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An instrument for measuring the depth of the color of anything, especially of a liquid, by comparison with a standard liquid.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of various
instruments designed todetermine thecolor of something, bycomparison withstandard colors or byspectroscopy . - noun analytical chemistry An
analytic instrument thatestimates theconcentration of asubstance in asample by measuring its color against the solution's complimentary color.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a measuring instrument used in colorimetric analysis to determine the quantity of a substance from the color it yields with specific reagents
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Examples
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Strips are thrown in the wash with eight - and 20-pound loads of clean clothing and later measured with a special device called a colorimeter to determine how much the soiling faded.
Meet the Sticklers 2010
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CR tests all laundry detergents on seven common stains and soils, using a color-sensitive instrument called a colorimeter to analyze how much stain remains after washing.
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It seems that getting a colorimeter is a good idea, but I want to be sure that I get something that will suit my purposes.
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After a 24-hour interval to allow the dirt to dry, they vacuumed the carpets and cleaned them with the carpet cleaners then used a colorimeter to measure the discoloration in each carpet section.
Inside Consumer Reports Test Labs: How we test carpet cleaners 2010
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After a 24-hour interval to allow the dirt to dry, they vacuumed the carpets and cleaned them with the carpet cleaners then used a colorimeter to measure the discoloration in each carpet section.
Inside Consumer Reports Test Labs: How we test carpet cleaners 2010
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To determine how well each appliance cleans the carpeting, testers use a colorimeter to measure the color change from the cleaning process.
Inside Consumer Reports Test Labs: Putting carpet shampooers through their paces 2009
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To determine how well each appliance cleans the carpeting, testers use a colorimeter to measure the color change from the cleaning process.
Inside Consumer Reports Test Labs: Putting carpet shampooers through their paces 2009
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After washing, our technicians analyze the swatches and compare the results using a special instrument, called a colorimeter.
Inside CR Test Labs: Measuring washing machine performance 2008
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The TR-107 Tricorder Mark 1 (Vital Technologies; 905-9511219; $398) combines an electromagnetic field sensor, temperature and pressure meters, a colorimeter and enough blinking lights to bring a smile to any Trekker's face.
Tri This 2008
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After washing, our technicians analyze the swatches and compare the results using a special instrument, called a colorimeter.
Inside CR Test Labs: Measuring washing machine performance 2008
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