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tintometer

[tin-tom-i-ter]
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noun
  1. a precision instrument for comparing tints or colors with those used as arbitrary standards.
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Origin of tintometer

First recorded in 1885–90; tint + -o- + -meter
Related formstint·o·met·ric [tin-tuh-me-trik] /ˌtɪn təˈmɛ trɪk/, adjectivetint·om·e·try, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for tintometer

tintometer

noun
  1. another name for colorimeter (def. 1)
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