
An instrument for measuring the amount of light absorbed by a sample.
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instrument for measuring speed of different parts of light spectrum
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• (n.) An instrument for measuring or comparing the intensites of the colors of the spectrum.
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(from the article `colorimetry`) ...is used, and consequently the complementary colour of the one absorbed is observed as transmitted light. If monochromatic light or a narrow band ... ...for example, both foods and excreta are thoroughly analyzed. For this purpose many chemical methods involving specific colour reactions have been ... ...
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A combination of spectrograph and photometer used to analyze a spectrum that has been recorded on a photographic plate. By passing a narrow beam of light through the recorded image the original intensity of light from the source at various wavelengths can be recovered. This information can then be d...
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instrument for measuring the ratio of two values of a radiometric quantity at the same wavelength
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A light measuring device which incorporates a monchrometer to isolate and project particular wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation through a sample, and a detector to measure the amount of radiation which has passed through the sample
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A machine used to measure how much light of a given wavelength is absorbed by a liquid sample, or to measure how intense (bright) the spectral lines and bands produced by the sample are, relative to each other. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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(spek″tro-fo-tom´ә-tәr) an apparatus for measuring light sense by means of a spectrum. an apparatus for determining the quantity of coloring matter in a solution by measurement of transmitted light. See also colorimeter.
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A device that captures colours as spectral data, thereby providing maximum accuracy in measuring and specifying colours
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Device used to to measure the brightness of different portions of the spectrum.
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An instrument that analyses characteristics of organic compounds through transmittance of light waves through solutions. Ultra-violet, and infra-red wave lengths are commonly employed. Ordinary light can be used in certain types of instruments, and electromagnetic fields are employed in some instruments.
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Spec`tro·pho·tom'e·ter noun [
Spectrum +
photometer .]
(Opt.) An instrument for measuring or comparing the intensites of the colors of the spectrum.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: spek′trō-fō-tom′ĕ-tĕr Definitions: 1. An instrument for measuring the intensity of light of a definite wavelength transmitted by a substance or a solution, giving a quantitative measure of the amount of material in the solution absorbing the light; a colorimeter with a choice of wavelength a...
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Spectrophotometer: A device which measures the amount of ultraviolet light absorbed by a substance. For example, vitamin A absorbs ultraviolet light so that a spectrophotometer can measure within minutes with almost perfect accuracy the amount of vitamin A in a given food. The spectrophotometer, a key instrument today in biomedical laboratories, wa...
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A device that captures colours as spectral data, thereby providing maximum accuracy in measuring and specifying colours.
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[
n] - a photometer for comparing two light radiations wavelength by wavelength
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Instrument used to measure the index of refraction of colour.
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An instrument which determines the energy distribution in a spectrum.
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noun a photometer for comparing two light radiations wavelength by wavelength
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An instrument used for measuring the transmittance and/or reflectance of specimens as a function of wavelength.
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