"metrochrome" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: metrochromes [plural]
Etymology: From metro- + -chrome. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|metro|chrome}} metro- + -chrome Head templates: {{en-noun}} metrochrome (plural metrochromes)
  1. (historical) An instrument with a lantern for measuring colours, used in conjunction with a telescope to note the colours of stars. Tags: historical

Inflected forms

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