densitometer (redirected from densitometrically)

den·si·tom·e·ter (dns-tm-tr)

n.

1. An apparatus for measuring the optical density of a material, such as a photographic negative.

2. See densimeter.

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densi·tome·try (--tr) n.

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densitometer

[den′sitom′ətər]

Etymology: L, densus + Gk, metron, measure

a device that uses a photoelectric cell to detect differences in the intensity of light transmitted through a substance, such as x-ray film.

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densitometer (den´sitom´tur),

n an instrument for determining the degree of darkening of developed photographic or radiographic film, based on the use of a photoelectric cell to measure the light transmission through a given area of the film.

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densimeter, densitometer

1. an instrument for determining density or specific gravity of a liquid.

2. an instrument used for measuring photographic transmission and/or reflection density.