Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The art of measuring, observing, or studying the general cloudiness of the sky.
  • noun The art of measuring the size, growth, and other changes of a particular cloud.
  • noun The application of the photogrammeter to cloud-work.

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  • noun analytical chemistry The measurement of the concentration of a solution, suspension or dispersion based upon its light-scattering properties.
  • noun Technique used to determine levels of antibodies or antigens in a suspension based up its light-scattering properties.

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Examples

  • Designed for high volume laboratories, the ultra-integrated Dimension Vista 1500 combines four technologies in one analyzer-photometry, nephelometry, V-LYTE® electrolyte detection and

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2010

  • It integrates photometry, nephelometry, V-LYTE electrolyte measurement and modern LOCI chemiluminescence and generates up to 1500 test results per hour in up to 200 samples per hour.

    innovations-report 2008

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