colorimetry

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/ˌkʌl.əˈɹɪm.ə.tɹi/

noun

The science of measuring colours and assigning them numeric values.

Similar
colorimetric analysis
OriginAncient Greek μέτρον (métron) ← Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- ← English color →
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Meanings

nouncolorimetry (countable and uncountable, plural colorimetries)

plural colorimetries · alternative colourimetry

  1. countableuncountableThe science of measuring colours and assigning them numeric values.
  2. countableuncountableanalytical chemistryAnalysis involving the quantitative measurement of colour.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounquantitative chemical analysis by color using a colorimeter

Similar
colorimetric analysis
Broader
quantitative analysisquantitative chemical analysis
Also see
tintometry

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱélōs
  3. Proto-Italic*kelōs
  4. Old Latincolōs
  5. Latincolor
  6. Old Frenchcolor
  7. Anglo-Normancolur
  8. Middle Englishcolour
  9. Englishcolor
  10. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
  12. Ancient Greekμέτρον (métron)
  13. Englishcolorimetry

From color + -metry.

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Translations

Czech kolorimetrie
  • kolorimetriescience of measuring colours and assigning them numeric values
French colorimétrie
  • colorimétriescience of measuring colours and assigning them numeric values
German Farbmetrik
  • Farbmetrikscience of measuring colours and assigning them numeric values
Malay kolorimetri
  • kolorimetriscience of measuring colours and assigning them numeric values
Persian رنگسنجی, رنگسنجی
  • رنگسنجی (rang-sanji)science of measuring colours and assigning them numeric values
  • رنگسنجی (rang-sanji)analysis involving the quantitative measurement of colour
Spanish colorimetría
  • colorimetríascience of measuring colours and assigning them numeric values
Tagalog kulaysukatan
  • kulaysukatanscience of measuring colours and assigning them numeric values
Ukrainian колориметрія
  • колориметрія (kolorymetrija)analysis involving the quantitative measurement of colour
Cite this entry
APA

colorimetry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colorimetry

MLA

“colorimetry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colorimetry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colorimetry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colorimetry.

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