About The Word Radiometer
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Radiometer
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What's The Definition Of Radiometer?
[n] meter to detect and measure radiant energy (electromagnetic or acoustic)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Radiometer: Related Terms | Find terms related to Radiometer: See Also | Crookes radiometer | meter | radiomicrometer | Rayleigh disk Radiometer In Webster's Dictionary \Ra`di*om"e*ter\, n. [L. radius radius + -meter: cf.
F. radiom[`e]tre.]
1. (Naut.) A forestaff.
2. (Physics) An instrument designed for measuring the
mechanical effect of radiant energy.
Note: It consists of a number of light discs, blackened on
one side, placed at the ends of extended arms,
supported on an a pivot in an exhausted glass vessel.
When exposed to rays of light or heat, the arms rotate.
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