bolometer

English

Etymology

Coined in 1878 by Samuel Pierpont Langley from Ancient Greek βολή (bolḗ, “a strike, a throw”) +‎ -meter.

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Noun

bolometer (plural bolometers)

  1. (physics) A sensitive device for detecting and measuring the energy of electromagnetic radiation.

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