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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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
There are minor drawbacks of the new photometric approach compared to spectroscopy: Since the supernovae do not have spectra, there is greater uncertainty in classification.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 8, 2024
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
Thus, while the photometric results came thick and fast last summer, the spectroscopic results have only just begun trickling out.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 13, 2023
Modern photometric measures make it about 1·3 magnitude.
From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by J. Ellard Gore
