Meanings
nounabsorptiometer (plural absorptiometers)
plural absorptiometers
- An instrument that computes the absorption rate by measuring the pressure of the gas; a colorimeter for liquids.First known use First attested in the late 19ᵗʰ century.
- An instrument used to measure the amount of radiation or light absorbed.First known use First attested in the mid 20ᵗʰ century.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
- Proto-Italic*ap
- Latinab
- Latinab-
- Proto-Indo-European*srebʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*srobʰéyeti
- Proto-Italic*sorβeō
- Latinsorbeō
- Latinabsorbeō
- Latinabsorptiō
- Englishabsorption
- Proto-Indo-European*med-
- Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
- Ancient Greekμέτρον (métron)
- Englishabsorptiometer
From absorption + -ometer (“measure”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch absorptiemeter
- absorptiemeterinstrument that computes absorption rate
Finnish absorptiometri
- absorptiometriinstrument that computes absorption rate
Italian assorbimetro
- assorbimetroinstrument that computes absorption rate
Polish absorpcjometr
- absorpcjometrinstrument that computes absorption rate
Portuguese absorciómetro, absorciômetro
- absorciómetroinstrument that computes absorption rate
- absorciômetroinstrument that computes absorption rate
Cite this entry
APA
absorptiometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absorptiometer
MLA
“absorptiometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absorptiometer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “absorptiometer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absorptiometer.
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