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diaphanometer

diaphanometer noun: an instrument for measuring the transparency of a fluid, such as a Secchi disk.

Noun

diaphanometer (plural diaphanometers)

  1. (archaic) An instrument for measuring the transparency of a fluid, such as a Secchi disk.

Forms of diaphanometer

pluraldiaphanometers

Origin of diaphanometer

From Ancient Greek διαφανής (diaphanḗs, “transparent”) + -meter. Compare diaphanous.

Questions about diaphanometer

What does diaphanometer mean?
Diaphanometer means an instrument for measuring the transparency of a fluid, such as a Secchi disk.
What part of speech is diaphanometer?
Diaphanometer is a noun.
What is the plural of diaphanometer?
The plural of diaphanometer is diaphanometers.

Words near diaphanometer in the dictionary

  1. diaphanie
  2. diaphanies
  3. diaphanization
  4. diaphanized
  5. diaphanography
  6. diaphanometer
  7. diaphanometers
  8. diaphanoscope
  9. diaphanoscopes
  10. diaphanoscopic
  11. diaphanoscopies

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