Definitions for "Nephelometry"
The semiquantitative estimation of the concentration of particles in a suspension (e.g. bacterial cells in an antigenic preparation), by means of comparing it with the standard suspensions in a nephelometer.
The measurement of the cloudiness of a medium. In particular, we can determine the concentration of a suspension of particles by measuring, at more than one angle, the scattering of light transmitted or reflected by the medium.
Test to determine the concentration of solids suspended in a liquid or gas. May be used to determine the number of bacteria in a specimen.