(engineering) An instrument that measures the lowest brightness of an extended area that can barely be detected by the eye.
adaptometer
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(′a′dap′tä·məd·ər)
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(ăd'ăp-tŏm'ĭ-tər)
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A device for determining the course of ocular dark adaptation and for measuring the minimum light threshold.
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