photometry
noun
the measurement of the intensity of light or of relative illuminating power.
photometric
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a word derived from
photometry.
Example Sentences
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Although the telescope's survey was originally designed mainly to discover exoplanets through photometric microlensing, its advanced astrometric precision may open the door to entirely new kinds of discoveries.
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2026
To verify this idea, the team conducted an extended photometric monitoring program using LCO's network of 1-meter telescopes around the world.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2025
This could be done by measuring photometric redshifts, determined by the brightness observed through different filters, but this would only provide an estimate for the distance, Britt says.
From National Geographic ● Aug. 9, 2023
Its surface is very dark, with a geometric albedo of 0.035±0.011, and it is subject to long-term spectral and photometric variabilities, although no cometary activity has ever been reported.
From Nature ● Apr. 4, 2014
Herschel was thus led to a long series of photometric experiments on the reflecting powers of the metals used in his mirrors, and on the amount of light transmitted by lenses.
From Sir William Herschel: His Life and Works by Holden, Edward Singleton
