Meanings
nounlaunderometer (plural launderometers)
plural launderometers
- A device with rotating cylinders for measuring the cleanability or colorfastness of cloth in a given liquid.
These test fabrics were washed in launderometers and graded on photometers.
1944, Experiment Station Record, volume 91, United States: Office of Experiment Stations, page 1081 more example
Although this method does not permit testing in as controlled a fashion as the launderometers, they do predict consumer-relevant behavior.
2005, Kuo-Yann Lai, Liquid Detergents, page 288
Origin
From a trademark, Launder-Ometer, from launder + -o- + -meter.
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