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Noun [English]

IPA: /bəʊ̯ˈlɒm.ɪ.tə(ɹ)/, /bəʊ̯ˈlɒm.ɪ.tə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /boʊ̯ˈlɔm.ɪ.təɹ/ [General-American] (note: without the cot–caught merger), /boʊ̯ˈlɑm.ɪ.təɹ/ [General-American, cot-caught-merger], /boʊ̯ˈlɒm.ɪ.təɹ/ [Canada, standard], /boʊ̯ˈlɑm.ɪ.təɹ/ [Canada, dialectal], /bəʉ̯ˈlɔm.ɪ.tə/ [Australia], /bɐʉ̯ˈlɒm.ə.tə/ [New-Zealand], /boˈlɔm.ɪ.təɾ/ [Scotland] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-bolometer.wav [US] Forms: bolometers [plural]
enPR: bō-lŏm′ĭ-tər Rhymes: -ɒmɪtə(ɹ) Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βᾰ́λλω (bắllō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek βολή (bolḗ) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English bolometer From Ancient Greek βολή (bolḗ, “a throw, the stroke”) + English -o- + -meter. Coined by American physicist, pioneer of aviation, and 3rd Secretary of the Smithsonian Samuel Langley in 1878. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|grc:βολή<t:a throw, the stroke>|-o-<id:connective>|-meter|text=*|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βᾰ́λλω (bắllō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek βολή (bolḗ) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. 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  1. (physics) A sensitive device for detecting and measuring the energy of electromagnetic radiation. Wikidata QID: Q852212 Derived forms: microbolometer, spectrobolometer Related terms: bolometric, bolometrically, bolometry Translations (a sensitive device for detecting and measuring the energy of electromagnetic radiation): bolòmetre [masculine] (Catalan), bolometro (Esperanto), bolometri (Finnish), bolomètre [masculine] (French), bolometro (Ido), bolometro (Interlingua), bolometro [masculine] (Italian), bolometer (Malay), bolometr [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), bolómetro [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), bolômetro [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), bolómetro [masculine] (Spanish), bolometre (Turkish)

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