colorimeter noun. [kʌlǝ'rɪmɪtǝ, kɒl-] M19.
[from Latin color COLOUR noun + -IMETER. Cf. French colorimètre.]
An instrument for measuring intensity of colour.

■ colori'metric,

■ colori'metrical adjectives of or pertaining to a colorimeter or colorimetry L19.

■ colori'metrically adverb by means of a colorimeter E20.

■ colorimetry noun the measurement of intensity of colour L19.

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