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glossmeter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gloss-me-ter
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instrument used to measure the specular reflection gloss of a surface, by projecting a beam of light at a fixed intensity and angle onto a surface and measuring the amount of reflected light at an equal but opposite angle.

Etymology

From gloss + meter.

Inflected Forms

glossmeters (plural)

Questions

What does glossmeter mean?
An instrument used to measure the specular reflection gloss of a surface, by projecting a beam of light at a fixed intensity and angle onto a surface and measuring the amount of reflected light at an equal but opposite angle.
Where does glossmeter come from?
From gloss + meter.

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