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light meter

American  

light meter British  

noun

  1. another name for exposure meter

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of light meter

First recorded in 1920–25


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The Seadragon was fitted with special equipment, including sonar to ping off the ice above and a light meter to help determine ice thickness.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 30, 2022

“We literally turn on every sensor that the device has,” Cohen explains, including the microphone, light meter and GPS.

From The Guardian ● May 23, 2018

He said, ‘I don’t need a light meter.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2017

Her husband is a keen amateur photographer, and Lyndsey sometimes uses his light meter to calculate how much brightness she can withstand.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 19, 2016

A radio telescope works more like a light meter than a camera.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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