an instrument for measuring the ratio of the energy of a reflected wave to the incident wave in a system
reflectometer in American English
(ˌriflekˈtɑmɪtər, rɪ-)
noun
Optics
a device for measuring reflectance
Word origin
[1890–95; reflect + -o- + -meter]This word is first recorded in the period 1890–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blanket roll, bootstrap, masochism, pogey, takedown-o- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Greek origin (as -i- is, in compounds of Latin origin), used regularly in forming new compounds with elementsof Greek origin and often used in English as a connective irrespective of etymology(Franco-Italian; geography; seriocomic; speedometer); -meter is a combining form meaning “measure,” used in the names of instruments measuringquantity, extent, degree, etc. Other words that use the affix -meter include: chronometer, gravimeter, manometer, spectrometer, variometer
Examples of 'reflectometer' in a sentence
reflectometer
The system was divided into two parts which are the sensor and reflectometer parts.
Kok Yeow You, Chia Yew Lee, Kok San Chan, Kim Yee Lee, Ee Meng Cheng, Yeng SengLee 2018, 'Monitoring Moisture Content for Various Kind of Tea Leaves in Drying Processes UsingRF Reflectometer-Sensor System', Instrumentshttp://www.mdpi.com/2410-390X/2/3/18. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This paper treats the possibilities of analysing layers in oil-tanks using a reflectometer.
Anton M. Bøifot 1988, 'Identification of Layers in Oil-Tanks Using a Reflectometer', Modeling, Identification and Controlhttp://www.mic-journal.no/PDF/1988/MIC-1988-1-2.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The paper introduces a novel hybrid coding technique for improved pulse detection in an optical time domain reflectometer.
S. Sheikh Muhammad, H. Mehmood, A. Naseem, A. Abbas 2012, 'Hybrid Coding Technique for Pulse Detection in an Optical Time Domain Reflectometer',Radioengineeringwww.radioeng.cz/fulltexts/2012/12_02_0624_0631.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This paper presents the development of an innovative symmetric ring junction as four-port reflectometer for complex reflection coefficient measurements.
K.Y. Lee, B. K. Chung, K. Y. You, E. M. Cheng, Z. Abbas 2015, 'Development of a Symmetric Ring Junction as a Four-Port Reflectometer for ComplexReflection Coefficient Measurements', Radioengineeringhttp://www.radioeng.cz/fulltexts/2015/15_04_0906_0911.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The reflectometer was designed to measure both the magnitude and phase of the reflection coefficient of any passive microwave device.
Cheng Ee Meng, Mohamad Ashry Jusoh, You Kok Yeow, Lee Kim Yee, Zulkifly Abbas 2011, 'Determination of Moisture Content in Oil Palm Fruits Using a Five-Port Reflectometer',Sensorshttp://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/11/4/4073/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)