radiometer

ˌreɪdiˈɒmɪtə

Definition

Definition of radiometer - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

scientific device

TECH.

instrument measuring radiation intensity

TECH.

The radiometer spun faster as the light intensity increased..

actinometer

photometer

scientific instrument

TECH.

device measuring radiant energy like light or sound

TECH.

The radiometer detected changes in light intensity.

energy meter

light meter

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Expressions with radiometer

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Crookes radiometer

instrument demonstrating light to mechanical energy conversion

Students observed the Crookes radiometer in the physics lab.

Origin of radiometer

Latin, radius (ray) + -meter (measure)

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radiomicrometer

science

extremely sensitive radiometer

Examples of radiometer in a sentence

Scientists used a radiometer for the experiment.
The scientist used a radiometer to measure solar radiation.
A radiometer can help in studying thermal emissions.

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French:radiomètre, ...
German:Radiometer, Lichtmesser, ...
Italian:radiometro, misuratore di radiazione, ...
Spanish:radiómetro, ...
Portuguese:radiómetro, ...
Chinese:辐射计, ...
Japanese:ラジオメーター, 光量計, ...
Arabic:مِقْياس إشعاع, مِقْيَاس الإِشْعَاع, ...
Hebrew:רַדְיוֹמֶטֶר, ...
Russian:радиометр, ...
Ukrainian:радіометр, ...
Hindi:रेडियोमीटर, ...
Bengali:রেডিওমিটার, ...
Catalan:radiòmetre, ...
Czech:radiometr, ...
Danish:radiometer, ...
Dutch:radiometer, lichtmeter, ...
Greek:ραδιόμετρο, ...
Hungarian:radiométer, ...
Khmer:ឧបករណ៍វាស់កម្រិតវិទ្យុសកម្ម, ឧបករណ៍វាស់ថាមពលរស្មី, ...
Korean:라디오미터, 측광기, ...
Persian:رادیومتر, تابش‌سنج, ...
Polish:radiometr, ...
Portuguese (BR):radiómetro, ...
Romanian:radiometru, ...
Swedish:radiometer, ...
Thai:รังสีมิเตอร์, ...
Turkish:radyometre, ...
Vietnamese:máy đo bức xạ, máy đo năng lượng bức xạ, ...

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