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reflectometer

American

[ree-flek-tom-i-ter, ri-] / ˌri flɛkˈtɒm ɪ tər, rɪ- /

noun

Optics.

a device for measuring reflectance.

reflectometer British

/ ˌriːflɛkˈtɒmɪtə /

noun

physics an instrument for measuring the ratio of the energy of a reflected wave to the incident wave in a system

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Etymology

Origin of reflectometer

First recorded in 1890–95; reflect + -o- + -meter

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This instrument is an improved form of the total reflectometer, in which the refractive power of a given substance is determined by the method of total reflection.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various

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