Meanings
nounphotonephelometer (plural photonephelometers)
plural photonephelometers
- A nephelometer that uses a photocell to measure the intensity of transmitted light.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Englishnephelometer
- Englishphotonephelometer
From photo- + nephelometer.
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photonephelometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photonephelometer
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“photonephelometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photonephelometer. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photonephelometer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photonephelometer.
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