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Definition of: colorimeter
(kul′ə·rim′ ə·tər) noun
An apparatus for determining the hue, purity, and brightness of a color, especially as compared with a specified standard: used in chemical analysis and in medicine. [<COLOR + -(I) METER]
— col·or·i· met·ric (kul′ər·ə·met′rik) or ·ri·cal adjective
— col′or· i·met′ri·cal·ly adverb
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