An olfactometer is an instrument used to detect and measure ambient odor dilution. Olfactometers are used in conjunction with human subjects in laboratory settings, most often in market research, to quantify and qualify human olfaction. Olfactometers are used to gauge the odor detection threshold of substances. To measure intensity, olfactometers ...
instrument measuring intensity of odour of a substance
Apparatus for testing the power of the sense of smell.
A device for estimating the keenness of the sense of smell. ... Origin: L. Olfactus, smell, + G. Metron, measure ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(ol″fak-tom´ә-tәr) an instrument for testing the sense of smell.
A device for measuring behaviour as affected by odours or vapours (sense of smell) e.g. a Y tube which passes a stream of air over the test material for comparison with a similar blank stream of air. Measurements may be made of attraction of test organisms or non-attraction.
Type: Term Pronunciation: ol′fak-tom′ĕ-tĕr Definitions: 1. A device for estimating the sensitivity to odorants.
olfactometer 1. An apparatus for testing the sensitiveness of odor perceptions. 2. A device for estimating the sensitivity to odorants.
A device used for testing how intense a person's sense of smell is.