sensitometer

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noun (1)

sen·​si·​tom·​e·​ter ˌsen(t)-sə-ˈtä-mə-tər 

: an instrument for measuring sensitivity of photographic material

sensitometric

ˌsen(t)-sə-tə-ˈme-trik 

adjective

sensitometry

ˌsen(t)-sə-ˈtä-mə-trē 

noun

sensitometry

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noun (2)

sen·​si·​tom·​e·​try ˌsen(t)səˈtämə‧trē 

plural -es

: the science, art, or act of measuring sensitivity (as of photographic material or of the human eye)

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

International Scientific Vocabulary sensitive + -o- + -meter

Noun (2)

International Scientific Vocabulary sensito- (from sensitive + -o-) + -metry

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1880, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sensitometer

• anemometer
• audiometer
• densitometer
• diffractometer
• dilatometer
• dynamometer
• electrometer
• extensometer
• goniometer
• magnetometer
• penetrometer
• piezometer