glossmeter

noun

Etymology

From gloss + meter.

  1. derived from μέτρον
  2. derived from metrum
  3. derived from metre
  4. inherited from meter
  5. inherited from meter
  6. compounded as glossmeter — “gloss + meter

Definitions

  1. An instrument used to measure the specular reflection gloss of a surface, by projecting a…

    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.

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