SENSITOMETER

sensitometer

(noun) a measuring instrument for measuring the light sensitivity of film over a range of exposures

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

sensitometer (plural sensitometers)

(photography) An instrument used to measure the sensitivity of photographic film to light.

Anagrams

• tensiometers

Source: Wiktionary


Sen`si*tom"e*ter, n. [See Sensitive; -meter.] (Photog.)

Definition: An instrument or apparatus for comparing and grading the sensitiveness of plates, films, etc., as a screen divided into squares of different shades or colors, from which a picture is made on the plate to be tested.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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