densitometry

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noun

The measurement of optical density by use of a densitometer.

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Meanings

noundensitometry (countable and uncountable, plural densitometries)

plural densitometries

  1. countableuncountableThe measurement of optical density by use of a densitometer.
  2. countableuncountableThe measurement of body density.

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Englishdensity
  2. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
  4. Ancient Greekμέτρον (métron)
  5. Englishdensitometry

From density + -o- + -metry.

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Translations

Portuguese densitometria
  • densitometriameasurement of optical density
Russian денситометрия
  • денситометрия (densitometrija)measurement of optical density

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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