Abbe refractometer

English edit

Etymology edit

Named for German physicist Ernst Abbe.

Pronunciation edit

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.bə ˌɹi.fɹækˈtɑm.ɪ.tɚ/, /ˈæ.bi ˌɹi.fɹækˈtɑm.ɪ.tɚ/

Noun edit

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Abbe refractometer

Abbe refractometer (plural Abbe refractometers)

(physics) An instrument used to measure the refractive index of a liquid, by utilizing the critical angle for total reflection.^[1]^[2]

Translations edit

instrument used to measure the refractive index of a liquid

Italian: rifrattometro di Abbe m
Portuguese: refractómetro de Abbe m (Portugal), refratômetro de Abbe m (Brazil)

References edit

^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 2
^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “Abbe refractometer”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.

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