"photometer" meaning in English

See photometer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fəˈtɑmɪtɚ/ [General-American], /ˈfoʊtoʊˌmitɚ/ [General-American], /fəˈtɒmɪtə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfəʊtəʊˌmiːtə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-photometer.wav Forms: photometers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒmɪtə(ɹ), -iːtə(ɹ) Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)der. English -meter English photometer From photo- + -meter. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|photo-|-meter|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)der. English -meter English photometer From photo- + -meter. Head templates: {{en-noun}} photometer (plural photometers)
  1. (physics) Any of several instruments used to measure various aspects of the intensity of light. Related terms: photometric, photometry Translations (measuring instrument): fotómetru [masculine] (Asturian), işıqölçən (Azerbaijani), ফটোমিটার (phoṭōmiṭar) (Bengali), fotômetro [masculine] (Brazilian Portuguese), fotòmetre [masculine] (Catalan), 光度計 /光度计 (guāngdùjì) (Chinese Mandarin), fotómetro [masculine] (European Portuguese), fotometri (Finnish), photomètre [masculine] (French), fotómetro [masculine] (Galician), Luminometer [neuter] (German), fótaiméadar [masculine] (Irish), fotometro [masculine] (Italian), 光度計 (kōdokei) (alt: こうどけい) (Japanese), фотометр (fotometr) (Kazakh), фотоме́тар (fotométar) [masculine] (Macedonian), jangka cahaya (Malay), fotometer (Malay), نورسنج (Persian), fotometr [masculine] (Polish), fotometru [neuter] (Romanian), фото́метр (fotómetr) [masculine] (Russian), fotómetro [masculine] (Spanish), sugasukod (Tagalog), fotometr (Uzbek)
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Verb

IPA: /fəˈtɑmɪtɚ/ [General-American], /ˈfoʊtoʊˌmitɚ/ [General-American], /fəˈtɒmɪtə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfəʊtəʊˌmiːtə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-photometer.wav Forms: photometers [present, singular, third-person], photometering [participle, present], photometered [participle, past], photometered [past]
Rhymes: -ɒmɪtə(ɹ), -iːtə(ɹ) Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)der. English -meter English photometer From photo- + -meter. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|photo-|-meter|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)der. English -meter English photometer From photo- + -meter. Head templates: {{en-verb}} photometer (third-person singular simple present photometers, present participle photometering, simple past and past participle photometered)
  1. (astronomy) To measure some aspect of light (from a star) using a photometer.
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        "To measure some aspect of light (from a star) using a photometer."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "astronomy",
          "astronomy"
        ],
        [
          "light",
          "light"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(astronomy) To measure some aspect of light (from a star) using a photometer."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "astronomy",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fəˈtɑmɪtɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfoʊtoʊˌmitɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fəˈtɒmɪtə(ɹ)/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfəʊtəʊˌmiːtə(ɹ)/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒmɪtə(ɹ)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːtə(ɹ)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "photometer"
}

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