tintometer

[ tin-tom-i-ter ]

/ tɪnˈtɒm ɪ tər /

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noun

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

OTHER WORDS FROM tintometer

tint·o·met·ric

[tin-tuh-me-trik], /ˌtɪn təˈmɛ trɪk/, adjectivetint·om·e·try, noun

Words nearby tintometer

tinter, tintinnabular, tintinnabulation, tintinnabulum, tintless, tintometer, tintookie, Tintoretto, tint tool, tintype, tinware

British Dictionary definitions for tintometer

tintometer

/ (tɪnˈtɒmɪtə) /

noun

another name for colorimeter (def. 1)

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