scopometer

scopometer

 [sko-pom´ĕ-ter]

an instrument for measuring the turbidity of a solution by comparing the contrast between an illuminated line viewed through the solution and an illuminated field of the same brightness.

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sco·pom·e·ter

(skō-pom'ĕ-tĕr),

A device for determining the density of a precipitate by the degree of translucency of a fluid containing it.
See also: nephelometer.

[G. skopeō, to view, + metron, measure]

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scopometer

(skō-pŏm′ĕ-tĕr) [Gr. skopein, to examine, + metron, measure]

An instrument for measuring the density of a suspension.

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