konimeter

[ koh-nim-i-ter ]

noun

1. an instrument for measuring the amount of dust in the air.

konimeter

/ kəʊˈnɪmɪtə /

noun

1. a device for measuring airborne dust concentration in which samples are obtained by sucking the air through a hole and allowing it to pass over a glass plate coated with grease on which the particles collect

Word History and Origins

Origin of konimeter¹

1915–20; < Greek kóni ( s ) dust + -meter

Word History and Origins

Origin of konimeter¹

C20: from Greek konia dust + -meter