tintometer

[tin-tom-i-ter]

noun

a precision instrument for comparing tints or colors with those used as arbitrary standards.

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

another name for colorimeter (def. 1)

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