BOLOMETER


Meaning of BOLOMETER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bō-ˈlä-mə-tər ]

noun

Etymology: Greek bolē stroke, beam of light (from ballein to throw) + English -o- + -meter — more at devil

Date: 1881

: a very sensitive thermometer whose electrical resistance varies with temperature and which is used in the detection and measurement of feeble thermal radiation and is especially adapted to the study of infrared spectra

• bo·lo·met·ric ˌbō-lə-ˈme-trik adjective

• bo·lo·met·ri·cal·ly -tri-k(ə-)lē adverb

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