different between actinometry vs actinometer

English

Etymology

actino- +? -metry

Noun

actinometry (countable and uncountable, plural actinometries)

1. the measurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation

   1855, Matthew Fontaine Maury, The Physical Geography of the Sea, and Its Meteorology

   • the air with its actinometry presents itself in the light of a thermal adjustment , by which the land and sea are prevented from becoming seething hot

2. the measurement of the chemical or actinic energy of light

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Related terms

• actinometer
• actinometric

Translations

English

Etymology

actino- +? -meter

Noun

actinometer (plural actinometers)

1. (physics) A device used to measure the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation.

Related terms

• actinometric
• actinometry

Translations

See also

• actinometer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• coterminate, interactome

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English actinometer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?ti.no??me?.t?r/
• Hyphenation: ac?ti?no?me?ter

Noun

actinometer m (plural actinometers)

1. actinometer [from 19th c.]