Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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opacimeter

An instrument used to measure opacity. It is, in effect, a reflectometer designed especially to measure the opacity of paper. The reflectance of the sheet is first measured using a black background and then with a standard white background behind it. The instrument can be designed to give the ratio of the two measurements directly. (93 )




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