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单词 qualimeter
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qualimetern.

Brit. /kwɒˈlɪmᵻtə/, U.S. /kwɑˈlɪmədər/
Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: qualitative adj., quality n., -meter comb. form2.
Etymology: Apparently < quali- (in qualitative adj., quality n., etc.) + -meter comb. form2. Compare German Qualimeter (1911 in an abstract of the source cited in quot. 1911, or earlier).
Radiology. Now historical.
An apparatus for measuring the penetrating power of a beam of X-rays.
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radiometer1905
quantimeter1906
qualimeter1911
1911 H. Bauer in Arch. Roentgen Ray 15 308 Whether this Roentgen Qualimeter, as we may call it, has all the requisites for the standard measure of hardness so much sought for by every Roentgenologist is a question which I must leave for others.
1926 P. K. Bowes X-ray Apparatus x. 96 This qualimeter can only be used with any degree of success with one installation, using the same X-ray tube all the time, and never altering the rate of interruptions.
1993 R. F. Mould Cent. X-rays & Radioactivity Med. xxii.178/2 (caption) The Bauer Qualimeter was proposed in 1910... To use the qualimeter it was connected to the negative terminal of the induction coil or to the cathode of the X-ray tube.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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