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Definition of Densitometer

1. Noun. A measuring instrument for determining optical or photographic density.

2. Noun. A measuring instrument for determining density or specific gravity.

Definition of Densitometer

1. Noun. A device that measures the optical density of a material. ¹

2. Noun. A device that measures the specific gravity of a substance; a densimeter. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Densitometer

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Densitometer

1. 1. An instrument for measuring the density of a fluid. Synonym: densimeter. 2. An instrument for measuring, by virtue of relative turbidity, the growth of bacteria in broth; useful in microbiologic assay of nutrients and antibiotics, phage studies, etc. 3. An instrument for measuring the density of components (e.g., protein fractions) separated by electrophoresis or chromatography, utilizing light absorption or reflection. 4. An electronic instrument for measuring the blackening of radiographic film by X-ray exposure; used for film sensitometry, bone densitometry, measurement of line spread function (microdensitometer). Origin: L. Densitas, density, + G. Metron, measure (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Densitometer

denser densest densification densifications densified densifier densifiers densifies densify densifying

densimeter densimeters densimetry densities densitized densitometer (current term) densitometers densitometric densitometries densitometry

density density-dependent density dependence density dependent inhibition of growth density gradient density gradient centrifugation density of light densovirinae densovirus dent

Literary usage of Densitometer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. On-Site Waste Ink Recycling (1994)
"densitometer Test Three complete copies of the June 30, 1 991 edition of the ... densitometer readings were obtained on each selected page from three areas ..."

2. Sickle Cell Disease: Screening, Diagnosis, Management, and Counseling in by Jeanne A. Smith, Thomas R. Kinney (1997)
"... operate densitometer for quantitation Automated Quantitative densitometer for quantitation Note: Labor costs will vary with number of samples per run. ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"iI б 8 10 12 14 Approximate distance (mm) 16 Fig. 3. A typical photograph of picosecond pulses; shown at the bottom is the photo- densitometer trace (r = 2 ..."

4. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"The densitometer scanned in the в direction, and the optical density difference between the peak height and interpolated background was correlated with ..."

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