colorimetry

noun

col·​or·​im·​e·​try

variants or British colourimetry

ˌkə-lə-ˈri-mə-trē 

plural -es

1

: the science and practice of determining and specifying colors compare colorimeter

2

: quantitative chemical analysis by color comparison (as by a colorimeter)

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary color + -i- + -metry

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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Rhymes for colorimetry

• calorimetry
• supersymmetry
• altimetry
• asymmetry
• dosimetry
• symmetry