Meaning

2 senses

  1. A device that measures the optical density of a material; especially to test film and print quality.

    a measuring instrument for determining optical or photographic density

  2. A device that measures the specific gravity of a substance; a densimeter.

    a measuring instrument for determining density or specific gravity

Translations

4 languages

Origin

density + -o- + -meter

density + -o- + -meter

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Forms

plural: densitometers
Singulardensitometer
Pluraldensitometers

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a measuring instrument for determining density or specific gravity:densimeter

Word family

7 related words
Relateddensitometricdensitometristdensitometrydensimeter
Derivedmicrodensitometerphotodensitometervideodensitometer

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
denounceC2denseB2denselyB2densitydentdentalB2

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