fluorometer

noun

fluo·​rom·​e·​ter flu̇-ˈrä-mə-tər How to pronounce fluorometer (audio)
flȯ-
variants or fluorimeter
flu̇-ˈri-mə-tər How to pronounce fluorometer (audio)
flȯ-
: an instrument for measuring fluorescence and related phenomena (such as intensity of radiation)
fluorometric adjective
or fluorimetric
ˌflu̇r-ə-ˈme-trik How to pronounce fluorometer (audio)
ˌflȯr-
fluorometry
flu̇-ˈrä-mə-trē How to pronounce fluorometer (audio)
flȯ-
noun
or fluorimetry
flu̇-ˈri-mə-trē How to pronounce fluorometer (audio)
flȯ-

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Students gained experience with virtual machines, fluorometers, planktoscopes and other devices. — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025 One alternative involves utilizing a device known as a fluorometer. — Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2024 The sensors also often contain chlorophyll fluorometers, which can provide data about the water’s phytoplankton concentration. — Lilian Dove, The Conversation, 25 July 2024 Drones, a jet ski equipped with a fluorometer (which measures the fluorescence or light emitted from the dye), and sensors are tracking the movement of the fluorescent pink dye. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2023 See All Example Sentences for fluorometer

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fluorometer was in 1897

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fluorometer

noun
flu·​o·​rom·​e·​ter ˌflu̇(-ə)r-ˈäm-ət-ər How to pronounce fluorometer (audio)
variants or fluorimeter
-ˈim- How to pronounce fluorometer (audio)
: an instrument for measuring fluorescence that is used especially to determine intensities of radiations (as X-rays) from the fluorescence they produce or from concentrations of substances (as uranium or vitamins of the B complex) capable of forming fluorescent compounds
fluorometric adjective
or fluorimetric
ˌflu̇(-ə)r-ə-ˈme-trik How to pronounce fluorometer (audio)
fluorometry
ˌflu̇(-ə)r-ˈäm-ə-trē How to pronounce fluorometer (audio)
noun
or fluorimetry
-ˈim- How to pronounce fluorometer (audio)
plural fluorometries or fluorimetries

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