Abbe refractometer
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Named for German physicist Ernst Abbe.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑ.bə ˌɹi.fɹækˈtɑm.ɪ.tɚ/, /ˈæ.bi ˌɹi.fɹækˈtɑm.ɪ.tɚ/
Noun
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Abbe refractometer (plural Abbe refractometers)
- (physics) An instrument used to measure the refractive index of a liquid, by utilizing the critical angle for total reflection.[1][2]
Translations
[edit]instrument used to measure the refractive index of a liquid
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References
[edit]- ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 2
- ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “Abbe refractometer”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.