Meanings
adjectiveabsorptiometric (comparative more absorptiometric, superlative most absorptiometric)
comparative more absorptiometric · superlative most absorptiometric
- Of or pertaining to the measurement of absorption.
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)
- Ancient Greekμετρῐκός (metrĭkós)
- Ancient Greekμέτρον (métron)
- Latinmetrum
- Latinmetricus
- Englishabsorptiometric
From absorption + -metric. First attested in the early 20ᵗʰ century.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish absorptiometrinen
- absorptiometrinenpertaining to the measurement of absorption
Polish absorpcjometryczny
- absorpcjometrycznypertaining to the measurement of absorption
Portuguese absorciométrico
- absorciométricopertaining to the measurement of absorption
Cite this entry
APA
absorptiometric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absorptiometric
MLA
“absorptiometric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absorptiometric. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “absorptiometric,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absorptiometric.
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