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densitometer

9.5

A tool that measures how dark a photo film or print is

noun
/ˌdɛn.sɪˈtɒm.ɪ.tər/

Specialized

: densitómetro

The photographer checked the exposure using a densitometer to ensure optimal image quality.

Examples

Nuclear Associates is offering its model 07-444 (The Little Genius) scanning densitometer, which allows both scanning and single-point measurements with the same optics.

Academic text (2002)
In the lab, scientists employed a densitometer to measure the optical density of various film samples.
Pull up the display on the photon densitometer.

Innerspace (1987)
An accurate densitometer is essential for analyzing the photographic density in printing processes.

Synonyms

microphotometer

vsdensitometer

Specialized

9.9

A tool that measures how dark small parts of a photo or tissue sample are

measures overall optical or photographic density across a whole sample rather than tiny spots

How Accurate

spectrophotometer

Specialized

1 9.9

densitometer

Specialized

9.5

photometer

Specialized

1 8.6

Surface Forms

densitometer singular

densitometers plural

Morphology

densitometer = density (transparent) = density + meter

The term is transparently built as a device for measuring optical or photographic density.

Etymology

Densitometer starts with dens- meaning 'thick' or 'crowded' and ends with -meter meaning 'measure', like in speedometer. So a densitometer is a device that measures how 'thick' or how dark a film or print is, helping to get the right exposure and print quality.