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ACTINOMETER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does actinometer mean?
• ACTINOMETER (noun)
The noun ACTINOMETER has 1 sense:
1. an instrument for measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (usually by the photochemical effect)
Familiarity information: ACTINOMETER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An instrument for measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (usually by the photochemical effect)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("actinometer" is a kind of...):
measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)
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