"bolometer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bolometers [plural]
Etymology: bolo- + -meter Etymology templates: {{confix|en|bolo|meter}} bolo- + -meter Head templates: {{en-noun}} bolometer (plural bolometers)
  1. (physics) A sensitive device for detecting and measuring the energy of electromagnetic radiation. Wikipedia link: bolometer Categories (topical): Measuring instruments, Physics Derived forms: microbolometer, spectrobolometer Related terms: bolometric, bolometry Translations (a device for measuring the energy of electromagnetic radiation): bolòmetre [masculine] (Catalan), bolometri (Finnish), bolomètre [masculine] (French), bolometro [masculine] (Italian), bolometer (Malay), bolómetro [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), bolômetro [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), bolómetro [masculine] (Spanish), bolometre (Turkish)

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