"actinometer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: actinometers [plural]
Etymology: From actino- + -meter. Etymology templates: {{af|en|actino-|-meter}} actino- + -meter Head templates: {{en-noun}} actinometer (plural actinometers)
  1. (physics) An instrument used to measure the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation. Synonyms: heliothermometer Related terms: actinometric, actinometry Translations (measuring instrument): aktinometr (Azerbaijani), radiasiyaölçən (Azerbaijani), актынометр (aktynómjetr) [masculine] (Belarusian), актинометър (aktinometǎr) [masculine] (Bulgarian), actinòmetre [masculine] (Catalan), 光量計 /光量计 (guāngliàngjì) (Chinese Mandarin), 露光計 /露光计 (lùguāngjì) (Chinese Mandarin), 曝光計 /曝光计 (pùguāngjì) (Chinese Mandarin), actinomètre [masculine] (French), actinómetro [masculine] (Galician), aktinométer (Hungarian), aktinometer (Indonesian), achtanaiméadar [masculine] (Irish), attinometro [masculine] (Italian), актинометр (aktinometr) (Kazakh), aktinometer (Malay), aktynometr [masculine] (Polish), actinômetro [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), actinómetro [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), actinometru [neuter] (Romanian), актино́метр (aktinómetr) [masculine] (Russian), actinómetro [masculine] (Spanish), கதிர் செறிவு அளவி (katir ceṟivu aḷavi) (Tamil), актинометр (aktynometr) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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