nephelometer

[nef-uh-lom-i-ter]

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noun

Bacteriology.��an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.
Physical Chemistry.��an instrument for studying the density of suspended particles in a liquid by measuring the degree to which the suspension scatters light.

nephelometer

/ ˌnɛfɪˈlɒmɪtə, ˌnɛfɪləʊˈmɛtrɪk /

noun

chem an instrument for measuring the size or density of particles suspended in a fluid

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Other Word Forms

nephelometric adjective
nephelometrical adjective
nephelometrically adverb
nephelometry noun
ˌ�Ա��ˈ��ǳ��ٰ�� noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of nephelometer¹

1880–85; nephel- (combining form representing Greek �Ա��é��ŧ cloud; nebula ) + -o- + -meter

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Word History and Origins

Origin of nephelometer¹

C19 (in the sense: an instrument for measuring the cloudiness of the sky): from Greek �Ա��ŧ cloud + _-o- + _-meter

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Associated words: nephology, meteorology, nubiferous, nephelodometer, nephelometer, nephoscope, nepheloid, nephograph. cloud, v. overcast, becloud, obscure, shade, obfuscate; tarnish, sully, blacken. cloudy, a. overcast, lowering, murky, overclouded, obscure, sullen, nebulous, hazy, dim; tarnished, indistinct, blurred; variegated, mottled. cloven, a. bisulcate. clover, n. trifolium, trefoil; alsike. cloves, n. pl.

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nephelinite nephew

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