Definition of Eriometer. Meaning of Eriometer. Synonyms of Eriometer

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Definition of Eriometer

Eriometer
Eriometer E`ri*om"e*ter, n. [Gr. ? wool + -meter.] (Opt.) An instrument for measuring the diameters of minute particles or fibers, from the size of the colored rings produced by the diffraction of the light in which the objects are viewed.

Meaning of Eriometer from wikipedia

- around 1780. Another design was for the Peter Dollond compound monocular Eriometer around 1790 used to accurately measure the thickness and size of wool...