tintometer
- noun
- /tɪnˈtɑːmɪtər/
- Specialized
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tintómetro
- The laboratory technician used a tintometer to determine the concentration of the dye in the water sample.
Examples
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To analyze the blood sample, the doctor employed a tintometer, which measured the intensity of the color change.
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In the chemistry class, we learned how to operate a tintometer to assess the level of pollutants in liquids.
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Once kids entered the auditorium, they received the full exam that a customer or patient would receive at any clinic or retail practice: testing depth perception and color deficiency; the tintometer or "puff test" to screen for glaucoma; several other tests, and then a full exam by a trained and certified optometrist.
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Synonyms
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A machine that measures light or separates charged particles to identify substances
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A machine that measures how much light of different colors a substance absorbs to help know what it is
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A machine that measures the light a substance gives off when it glows
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A tool that measures how bright light is
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A tool that measures how light bends in a liquid to find concentration, for example sugar in juice
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A scientific machine that measures what materials are in a sample and how much of each
An instrument that measures how strong a color is to find chemical amounts
A device that measures how much light there is at each color
A machine that measures light from chemical or biological reactions
A device that finds very small amounts of chemicals in air, water or on surfaces
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Etymology
The word tintometer comes from tint ('color') and the ending -meter ('measure'), the same ending you see in thermometer and speedometer. So a tintometer is a tool that 'measures color', which is why labs use it to tell how much of a substance is in a sample by the color it makes.