actinometer
noun
a device for measuring intensity of radiation, especially that of the sun.
actinometric
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a word derived from
actinometer.
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By dividing the range of the galvanometer thus obtained into 100 equal parts, the requisite actinometric scale will be established.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 484, April 11, 1885 by Various
