refractometer

3 definitions found

refractometer - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Interferometer \In`ter*fe*rom"e*ter\, n. [See Interfere and
     -meter.] (Physics)
     An instrument for measuring small movements, distances, or
     displacements by means of the interference of two beams of
     light; -- formerly also called also refractometer, but that
     word now has a different meaning.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

  Refractometer \Re`frac*tom"e*ter\ (r?`fr?k*t?m"?*t?r), n.
     [Refraction + -meter.] (Opt.)
     A contrivance for exhibiting and measuring the refraction of
     light.
     [1913 Webster]

refractometer - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  refractometer
      n 1: measuring instrument for measuring the refractive index of
           a substance