photometer
an instrument that measures luminous intensity or brightness, luminous flux, light distribution, color, etc., usually by comparing the light emitted by two sources, one source having certain specified standard characteristics.
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How to use photometer in a sentence
Prof. Zenger's differential photometer that we shall finally cite is an improvement upon Bunsen's.
The photometer, preferably one of the Lummer-Brodhun form, is set up on a gallery or bench.
There is no other way of measuring the exposure than by the photometer or personal experience, and the latter is by far the best.
A number of measurements of the illuminating power of an electric lamp were rapidly made during the lecture with this photometer.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 288 | VariousAn application of the law of intensity is made in using a simple (Bunsen) photometer.
Physics | Willis Eugene Tower
British Dictionary definitions for photometer
/ (fəʊˈtɒmɪtə) /
an instrument used in photometry, usually one that compares the illumination produced by a particular light source with that produced by a standard source: See also spectrophotometer
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