absorptiometric
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From absorption + -metric. First attested in the early 20th century.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (US) IPA(key): /æbˌsɔɹp.ʃi.oʊˈmɛ.tɹɪk/, /əbˌsɔɹp.ʃi.oʊˈmɛ.tɹɪk/, /əbˌsɔɹp.ti.oʊˈmɛ.tɹɪk/, IPA(key): /æbˌzɔɹp.ʃi.oʊˈmɛ.tɹɪk/, /əbˌzɔɹp.ʃi.oʊˈmɛ.tɹɪk/, /əbˌzɔɹp.ti.oʊˈmɛ.tɹɪk/
Adjective
[edit]absorptiometric (comparative more absorptiometric, superlative most absorptiometric)
- Of or pertaining to the measurement of absorption.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]pertaining to the measurement of absorption
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References
[edit]- ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absorptiometric”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.