Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

refractometer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: re-frac-tome-ter
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An optical instrument used to measure the refractive index of a substance.

Etymology

Etymology tree English refract Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English refractometer From refract + -o- + -meter.

Inflected Forms

refractometers (plural)

Derived Forms

keratorefractometer

Phrases

Abbe refractometer

Frequently Paired Words

refractometric refractometry

Questions

What does refractometer mean?: An optical instrument used to measure the refractive index of a substance.
Where does refractometer come from?: Etymology tree English refract Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English refractometer From refract + -o- + -meter.

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