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CROOKES RADIOMETER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Crookes radiometer mean?
• CROOKES RADIOMETER (noun)
The noun CROOKES RADIOMETER has 1 sense:
1. electromagnetic radiometer consisting of a small paddlewheel that rotates when placed in daylight
Familiarity information: CROOKES RADIOMETER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Electromagnetic radiometer consisting of a small paddlewheel that rotates when placed in daylight
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("Crookes radiometer" is a kind of...):
radiometer (meter to detect and measure radiant energy (electromagnetic or acoustic))
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