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photometer
1. An instrument used in measuring the intensity of light, especially in determining the relative intensity of light from different sources.
2. A device for measuring the intensity of infrared, ultraviolet, or visible light.
3. A device for testing the sensitivity of the eye to light by determining the light minimum.
Word Entries containing the term: “photometer
electronic photometer, photoelectric photometer
A photometer (instrument used for making measurements of light or electromagnetic radiation, in the visible range) which uses a photocell, a phototransistor, or a phototube to measure the intensity of light.
This entry is located in the following units: electro-, electr-, electri- (page 67) -tron, -tronic, -tronics + (page 11)
sphere photometer, integrating-sphere photometer
An instrument for measuring the total luminous flux of a lamp or luminaire; the source is placed inside a sphere whose inside surface has a diffusely reflecting white finish, and the light reflected from this surface onto a window is measured by an ordinary photometer.
This entry is located in the following units: integ- (page 2) sphero-, spher-, -sphere- (page 12)
visual photometer
A photometer (instrument for measuring light intensity) in which the luminance of two surfaces is compared by human vision.
This entry is located in the following unit: vid-, video-, vis-, -vision, -visional, -visionally, visuo-, vu- (page 17)