col|or|im|e|ter

col|or|im|e|ter
col|or|im|e|ter «KUHL uh RIHM uh tuhr», noun.
1. any instrument or device for measuring the shade, tint, value, brightness, and purity of a color.
2. a device used in chemical analysis for comparing the color of a liquid with a standard color: »

Instruments called colorimeters are used by chemists to determine when two solutions have the same color (Hardy and Perrin).

╂[< color + -meter]

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