“Ometer”

The following 3 entries include the term Ometer.

Fade-Ometer

trademark

—used for an apparatus containing a carbon-arc lamp that emits radiation approximating sunlight for use in accelerated tests of lightfastness under controlled conditions

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Launder-Ometer

trademark

—used for a machine with rotating containers for testing the colorfastness of dyed cloth to washing solutions or the efficiency of washing solutions in cleansing soiled cloth

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Weather-Ometer

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—used for a machine for testing the ability of paints and coatings to withstand weather

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