absorptiometer love

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An instrument invented by Professor Bunsen to determine the amount of gas absorbed by a unit-volume of a liquid.

Etymologies

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absorption (“absorption”) +‎ -meter (“measure”)

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Examples

  • The bone density lab (Lab B) will use a lunar dual X-ray absorptiometer to estimate bone mass and density.

    The Lantern 2009

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