Meanings
nounrefractometer (plural refractometers)
plural refractometers
- natural sciencesAn optical instrument used to measure the refractive index of a substance.
Origin
- Englishrefract
- Proto-Indo-European*med-
- Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
- Ancient Greekμέτρον (métron)
- Englishrefractometer
Translations
Catalan refractòmetre
- refractòmetreinstrument used to measure the refractive index
French réfractomètre
- réfractomètreinstrument used to measure the refractive index
German Refraktometer
- Refraktometerinstrument used to measure the refractive index
Greek διαθλασίμετρο
- διαθλασίμετρο (diathlasímetro)instrument used to measure the refractive index
Hungarian refraktométer
- refraktométerinstrument used to measure the refractive index
Italian rifrattometro
- rifrattometroinstrument used to measure the refractive index
Malay refraktometer
- refraktometerinstrument used to measure the refractive index
Portuguese refratómetro, refratômetro
- refratómetroinstrument used to measure the refractive index
- refratômetroinstrument used to measure the refractive index
Romanian refractometru
- refractometruinstrument used to measure the refractive index
Spanish refractómetro
- refractómetroinstrument used to measure the refractive index
Cite this entry
APA
refractometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refractometer
MLA
“refractometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refractometer. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “refractometer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refractometer.
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