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- noun An instrument for measuring colors.
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- noun An instrument for measuring colors.
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- noun dated An
instrument for measuringcolours .
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Ancient Greek
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An obs. instrument for measuring colors — It employed three transparent wedges or prisms filled respectively with blue, red, and yellow liquids, each carrying a graduated scale; these were combined to match any given color.
September 5, 2008