colourimetric

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A form of colorimetric — Of or pertaining to colorimetry.

OriginLatin metricus ← Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) ← Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- →
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Meanings

adjectivecolourimetric (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of colorimetric.

Origin

  1. Englishcolour
  2. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
  4. Ancient Greekμέτρον (métron)
  5. Ancient Greekμετρῐκός (metrĭkós)
  6. Ancient Greekμέτρον (métron)
  7. Latinmetrum
  8. Latinmetricus
  9. Englishcolourimetric

From colour + -metric.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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