transmissometer

noun

trans·mis·som·e·ter | \ˌtran(t)s-(ˌ)mi-ˈsä-mə-tər,

ˌtranz-\

Definition of transmissometer

: an instrument for measuring the transmission of light through a fluid (such as the atmosphere)

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The first known use of transmissometer was circa 1931

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