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Radiometer

Radiometer Meaning & Definition
Radiometer Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Radiometer?

[n] meter to detect and measure radiant energy (electromagnetic or acoustic)

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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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