chromometer

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noun

An instrument that compares the colour of something with a reference standard

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Meanings

nounchromometer (plural chromometers)

plural chromometers

  1. An instrument that compares the colour of something with a reference standard

    The team measured skin redness with a chromometer at spots covered with sulforaphane and at uncovered spots.

    2007 October 30, Nicholas Bakalar, “Nostrums: In Broccoli Sprouts, Protection From UV Rays”, in New York Times

Origin

From chromo- + -meter.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

metrochrome
Cite this entry
APA

chromometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chromometer

MLA

“chromometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chromometer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chromometer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chromometer.

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