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turbidimeter

turbidimeter

9.9
A device that measures how cloudy a liquid is
  • noun
  • /ˌtɜːrbɪˈdɪmətər/
  • Specialized
: turbidímetro
  • The scientist used a turbidimeter to assess the clarity of the river water before conducting experiments.

Examples

  • The turbidimeter displayed high readings, indicating that the water was too cloudy for safe drinking.

  • Model HSB is a sanitary turbidimeter suitable for quality-control applications involving ultra-pure water, food, and beverages.

    Academic text (1996)

  • In accordance with California regulations, the turbidimeter sequentially measures and records effluent turbidity and the turbidity from each of the four second-stage tanks individually at 15-minute intervals.

    Academic text (1998)

  • To ensure accurate testing, the laboratory equipped its new staff with a reliable turbidimeter for measuring liquid turbidity.

Surface Forms

turbidimeter singular
turbidimeters plural

Morphology

turbidimeter = turbid (semi-transparent) = turbid + meter

The word is built from 'turbid' and the measuring suffix '-meter', but the specialized scientific meaning and linking vowel make it only partly transparent.

Etymology

The word turbidimeter comes from turbid, meaning 'cloudy' or 'muddy', and -meter, meaning 'measure', as in thermometer. So a turbidimeter is an instrument that measures how 'cloudy' a liquid is.