Definition of photometer Photometer
/fʌtɑˈmɪtɚ/ - [futamiter] - pho•tom•e•ter
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What does photometer mean?
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NounPlural: photometers |
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| photometer - measuring instrument for measuring the luminous intensity of a source by comparing it (visually or photoelectrically) with a standard source | ||
| measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something | ||
| photometer - photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light | ||
| light meter, exposure meter | ||
| photographic equipment equipment used by a photographer | ||
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Wiktionary 
- photometer (Noun)
Any of several instruments used to measure various aspects of the intensity of light. - photometer (Verb)
To measure some aspect of light from a star using a photometer.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- photometer (n.)
An instrument for measuring the intensity of light, or, more especially, for comparing the relative intensities of different lights, or their relative illuminating power.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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photometer
fō-tom′e-tėr, n. an instrument for measuring the intensity of light, esp. for comparing the amount of light coming from different sources.—adjs. Photomet′ric, -al.—n. Photom′etry, the measurement of the intensity of light. [Gr. phōs, phōtos, light, mētron, a measure.]
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🔤- photometer, noun, singular of photometers.
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