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nephelometer

[ nef-uh-lom-i-ter ]

noun

  1. Bacteriology. an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.
  2. Physical Chemistry. an instrument for studying the density of suspended particles in a liquid by measuring the degree to which the suspension scatters light.


nephelometer

/ ˌnɛfɪˈlɒmɪtə; ˌnɛfɪləʊˈmɛtrɪk /

noun

  1. chem an instrument for measuring the size or density of particles suspended in a fluid
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • nephelometric, adjective
  • ˌnepheˈlometry, noun
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Other Words From

  • neph·e·lo·met·ric [nef-, uh, -l, uh, -, me, -trik], nephe·lo·metri·cal adjective
  • nephe·lo·metri·cal·ly adverb
  • nephe·lome·try noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nephelometer1

1880–85; nephel- (combining form representing Greek nephélē cloud; nebula ) + -o- + -meter
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nephelometer1

C19 (in the sense: an instrument for measuring the cloudiness of the sky): from Greek nephelē cloud + -o- + -meter
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Example Sentences

That will be provided by an autofluorescing nephelometer, a device that will flash an ultraviolet laser on droplets in Venus’s atmosphere to determine the composition of molecules inside them.

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