Meanings
nounabsorptiometry (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryAnalysis using an absorptiometer.
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)
- Englishabsorptiometry
From absorption + -metry.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch absorptiemetrie
- absorptiemetrieanalysis using absorptiometer
Finnish absorptiometria
- absorptiometriaanalysis using absorptiometer
Polish absorpcjometria
- absorpcjometriaanalysis using absorptiometer
Portuguese absorciometria
- absorciometriaanalysis using absorptiometer
Cite this entry
APA
absorptiometry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absorptiometry
MLA
“absorptiometry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absorptiometry. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “absorptiometry,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absorptiometry.
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