photometry

[ foh-tom-i-tree ]

/ foʊˈtɒm ɪ tri /

noun

the measurement of the intensity of light or of relative illuminating power.

the science dealing with such measurements.

Origin of photometry

From the New Latin word photometria, dating back to 1815–25. See photo-, -metry

OTHER WORDS FROM photometry

pho·to·met·ric

[foh-tuh-me-trik], /ˌfoʊ təˈmɛ trɪk/, pho·to·met·ri·cal, adjectivepho·tom·e·trist, pho·to·me·tri·cian

[foh-tuh-me-trish-uhn], /ˌfoʊ tə mɛˈtrɪʃ ən/, noun

Words nearby photometry

photomap, photomechanical, photomechanical transfer, photometer, photometric brightness, photometry, photomicrograph, photomicroscope, photomontage, photomorphogenesis, photomosaic

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Example sentences from the Web for photometry

An important matter in connexion with glow lamps is their photometry.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6|Various
Celestial photography, photometry and spectroscopy sum up its fields of activity.
The Popular Science Monthly, July, 1900|Various
Then came astrophysics, including photography, spectroscopy and photometry.
The Future of Astronomy|Edward C. Pickering
This arrangement leaves untouched the old difficulty in photometry, that arising from the different colors of different lights.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 492, June 6, 1885|Various

Considerations drawn from photometry were also lost sight of, because that art was still undeveloped.
The Popular Science Monthly, October, 1900|Various

British Dictionary definitions for photometry

photometry

/ (fəʊˈtɒmɪtrɪ) /

noun

the measurement of the intensity of light

the branch of physics concerned with such measurements

Derived forms of photometry

photometric (ˌfəʊtəˈmɛtrɪk), adjectivephotometrically, adverbphotometrist, noun

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Scientific definitions for photometry

photometry

[ fō-tŏm′ĭ-trē ]

The measurement of the intensity, brightness, or other properties of light. Also called photometrics See also luminous intensity.

单词	photometry
释义	photometry [ foh-tom-i-tree ] / foʊˈtɒm ɪ tri / noun the measurement of the intensity of light or of relative illuminating power. the science dealing with such measurements. Origin of photometry From the New Latin word photometria, dating back to 1815–25. See photo-, -metry OTHER WORDS FROM photometry pho·to·met·ric [foh-tuh-me-trik], /ˌfoʊ təˈmɛ trɪk/, pho·to·met·ri·cal, adjectivepho·tom·e·trist, pho·to·me·tri·cian [foh-tuh-me-trish-uhn], /ˌfoʊ tə mɛˈtrɪʃ ən/, noun Words nearby photometry photomap, photomechanical, photomechanical transfer, photometer, photometric brightness, photometry, photomicrograph, photomicroscope, photomontage, photomorphogenesis, photomosaic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for photometry An important matter in connexion with glow lamps is their photometry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6\|Various Celestial photography, photometry and spectroscopy sum up its fields of activity. The Popular Science Monthly, July, 1900\|Various Then came astrophysics, including photography, spectroscopy and photometry. The Future of Astronomy\|Edward C. Pickering This arrangement leaves untouched the old difficulty in photometry, that arising from the different colors of different lights. Scientific American Supplement, No. 492, June 6, 1885\|Various Considerations drawn from photometry were also lost sight of, because that art was still undeveloped. The Popular Science Monthly, October, 1900\|Various British Dictionary definitions for photometry photometry / (fəʊˈtɒmɪtrɪ) / noun the measurement of the intensity of light the branch of physics concerned with such measurements Derived forms of photometry photometric (ˌfəʊtəˈmɛtrɪk), adjectivephotometrically, adverbphotometrist, noun 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 Scientific definitions for photometry photometry [ fō-tŏm′ĭ-trē ] The measurement of the intensity, brightness, or other properties of light. Also called photometrics See also luminous intensity. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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