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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 measuring colours.

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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