densitometer

noun

den·​si·​tom·​e·​ter ˌden(t)-sə-ˈtä-mə-tər 

: an instrument for determining optical, photographic, or mass density

diagnose osteoporosis using an X-ray bone densitometer

densitometric

ˌden(t)-sə-tə-ˈme-trik 

adjective

densitometry

ˌden(t)-sə-ˈtä-mə-trē 

noun

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for densitometer

• anemometer
• audiometer
• diffractometer
• dilatometer
• dynamometer
• electrometer
• extensometer
• goniometer
• magnetometer
• penetrometer
• piezometer
• radiometer

Medical Definition

densitometer

noun

den·​si·​tom·​e·​ter ˌden(t)-sə-ˈtäm-ət-ər 

: an instrument for determining optical, photographic, or mass density

diagnose osteoporosis using an X-ray bone densitometer

densitometric

ˌden(t)-sət-ə-ˈme-trik 

adjective

densitometry

ˌden(t)-sə-ˈtäm-ə-trē 

noun

plural densitometries