NEPHELOMETER


Meaning of NEPHELOMETER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌne-fə-ˈlä-mə-tər ]

noun

Etymology: Greek nephelē cloud + International Scientific Vocabulary -meter

Date: 1884

1. : an instrument for measuring the extent or degree of cloudiness

2. : an instrument for determining the concentration or particle size of suspensions by means of transmitted or reflected light

• neph·e·lo·met·ric ˌne-fə-lō-ˈme-trik adjective

• neph·e·lo·met·ri·cal·ly -tri-k(ə-)lē adverb

• neph·e·lom·e·try -ˈlä-mə-trē noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.