spectrobolometer

American

[spek-troh-boh-lom-i-ter] / ˌspɛk troʊ boʊˈlɒm ɪ tər /

noun

Physics.

an instrument consisting of a spectroscope and a bolometer, for determining the distribution of radiant energy in a spectrum.

spectrobolometer British

/ ˌspɛktrəʊbəʊˈlɒmɪtə, ˌspɛktrəˌbəʊləˈmɛtrɪk /

noun

a combined spectroscope and bolometer for determining the wavelength distribution of radiant energy emitted by a source

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Derived Forms

spectrobolometric

adjective

Etymology

Origin of spectrobolometer

spectro- + bolometer

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Rowland's great photographic map of the solar spectrum spread out into a band about forty feet in length; and in the infra-red, Langley's spectrobolometer extended the invisible heat spectrum photographically to many times that length.

From Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by Todd, David Peck

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