colorimeter

noun

col·​or·​im·​e·​ter ˌkə-lə-ˈri-mə-tər How to pronounce colorimeter (audio)
: an instrument or device for determining and specifying colors
specifically : one used for chemical analysis by comparison of a liquid's color with standard colors
colorimetric adjective
colorimetrically adverb
colorimetry noun

Examples of colorimeter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web According to our colorimeter, the ROG Strix XG27AQDMG spanned 133% of the sRGB color gamut, 91% of Adobe RGB, and 95% of DCI-P3. PCMAG, 15 July 2024 According to our colorimeter, the MPG 271QRX QD-OLED spanned 153% of the sRGB color gamut, 96% of Adobe RGB, and 98% of DCI-P3. PCMAG, 9 July 2024 Video capture cards, audio preamps, colorimeter hardware, external GPUs, or even printers or scanners that require some kind of driver for advanced functionality—there aren't Arm Windows drivers for most of these things, and there's no way for Microsoft to translate or emulate the problem away. Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 2 July 2024 My review unit covered 99.4 percent of the DCI-P3 color space, according to my colorimeter. Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 14 Dec. 2023 Our final test with the Klein colorimeter measures the screen's contrast ratio, meaning the difference in luminance between the brightest white and darkest black that a monitor can produce. PCMAG, 15 Sep. 2023 The level of acceptability was determined by flavor as well as analysis of chemical reactions detected by colorimeter readings. Ashton Yoon, Discover Magazine, 17 Feb. 2016 In practice, turning the knobs on a colorimeter is similar to adjusting the color balance on photo editing software. Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 18 Aug. 2015 The screen's max brightness of 404 nits and its 100 percent sRGB and 99.4 percent DCI-P3 gamut coverage (as measured by an i1Display Studio colorimeter) are all good, though. Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 6 Sep. 2022

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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French colorimètre, from Latin color color entry 1 + -i- -i- + French -mètre -meter

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of colorimeter was in 1844

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Cite this Entry

“Colorimeter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colorimeter. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

colorimeter

noun
col·​or·​im·​e·​ter ˌkəl-ə-ˈrim-ət-ər How to pronounce colorimeter (audio)
: a device for determining and specifying colors
especially : one used for chemical analysis by comparison of a liquid's color with standard colors

Medical Definition

colorimeter

noun
col·​or·​im·​e·​ter ˌkəl-ə-ˈrim-ət-ər How to pronounce colorimeter (audio)
: any of various instruments used to objectively determine the color of a solution
colorimetric adjective
colorimetrically adverb
colorimetry noun
plural colorimetries
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