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Photometer   /fətˈɑmɪtər/   Listen
Photometer

noun
1.
Measuring instrument for measuring the luminous intensity of a source by comparing it (visually or photoelectrically) with a standard source.
2.
Photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light.  Synonyms: exposure meter, light meter.



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"Photometer" Quotes from Famous Books



... brilliancy, splendor; effulgence, refulgence; fulgor^, fulgidity^; dazzlement^, resplendence, transplendency^; luminousness &c adj.; luminosity; lucidity; renitency^, nitency^; radiance, radiation; irradiation, illumination. actinic rays, actinism; Roentgen-ray, Xray; photography, heliography; photometer &c 445. [Science of light] optics; photology^, photometry; dioptrics^, catoptrics^. [Distribution of light] chiaroscuro, clairobscur^, clear obscure, breadth, light and shade, black and white, tonality. reflection, refraction, dispersion; refractivity. ...
— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget


Words linked to "Photometer" :   measuring instrument, measuring device, photographic equipment, spectrophotometer, measuring system


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