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sensitometer

[ sen-si-tom-i-ter ]

noun

Photography.
  1. an instrument for testing the sensitivity of various types of film, consisting of an apparatus for exposing successive parts of the film to a light of standard intensity at successively increasing lengths of exposure.


sensitometer

/ ˌɛԲɪˈɒɪə /

noun

  1. an instrument for measuring the sensitivity to light of a photographic material over a range of exposures
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԲˈٴdzٰ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ··ٴ·· [sen-s, uh, -toh-, me, -trik], adjective
  • ȴ·ٴ·۾·· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sensitometer1

First recorded in 1875–80; sensit(ive) + -o- + -meter
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Example Sentences

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There, her job would be to operate a sensitometer, a machine that was part of the film development process.

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Some brands of plates are marked with the sensitometer number, like the Stanley, Carbutt, Seed, etc., and others are marked with a letter like the Cramer.

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Another method, employed largely in England, depends on the use of the Warnerke sensitometer.

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The plates were exposed in the sensitometer as usual, except that it was found convenient in several cases to use a larger stop, measuring 0.316 cm. in diameter.

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