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launderometer

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Etymology

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From a trademark, Launder-Ometer, from launder +‎ -o- +‎ -meter.

Noun

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launderometer (plural launderometers)

  1. A device with rotating cylinders for measuring the cleanability or colorfastness of cloth in a given liquid.
    • 1944, Experiment Station Record, volume 91, United States: Office of Experiment Stations, page 108:
      These test fabrics were washed in launderometers and graded on photometers.
    • 2005, Kuo-Yann Lai, Liquid Detergents, page 288:
      Although this method does not permit testing in as controlled a fashion as the launderometers, they do predict consumer-relevant behavior.