Meanings
nounAbbe refractometer (plural Abbe refractometers)
plural Abbe refractometers
- natural sciencesAn instrument used to measure the refractive index of a liquid, by utilizing the critical angle for total reflection.
Origin
Named for German physicist Ernst Abbe.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian rifrattometro di Abbe
- rifrattometro di Abbeinstrument used to measure the refractive index of a liquid
Portuguese refractómetro de Abbe, refratômetro de Abbe
- refractómetro de Abbeinstrument used to measure the refractive index of a liquid
- refratômetro de Abbeinstrument used to measure the refractive index of a liquid
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