Definition of Radiometer. Meaning of Radiometer. Synonyms of Radiometer

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Definition of Radiometer

Radiometer
Radiometer Ra`di*om"e*ter, n. [L. radius radius + -meter: cf. F. radiom[`e]tre.] 1. (Naut.) A forestaff. 2. (Physics) An instrument designed for measuring the mechanical effect of radiant energy. Note: It consists of a number of light discs, blackened on one side, placed at the ends of extended arms, supported on an a pivot in an exhausted glass vessel. When exposed to rays of light or heat, the arms rotate.

Meaning of Radiometer from wikipedia

- A radiometer or roentgenometer is a device for measuring the radiant flux (power) of electromagnetic radiation. Generally, a radiometer is an infrared...
- The Crookes radiometer (also known as a light mill) consists of an airtight gl**** bulb containing a partial vacuum, with a set of vanes which are mounted...
- Radiometer is a Danish multinational company which develops, manufactures and markets solutions for blood sampling, blood gas analysis, transcutaneous...
- A microwave radiometer (MWR) is a radiometer that measures energy emitted at one millimeter-to-metre wavelengths (frequencies of 0.3–300 GHz) known as...
- A Nichols radiometer was the apparatus used by Ernest Fox Nichols and Gordon Ferrie Hull in 1901 for the measurement of radiation pressure. It consisted...
- Remote Sensing of Environment (March 2007) Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) Special Issue, Volume 107, Issues 1–2. Official NASA site Visible...
- A net radiometer is a type of actinometer used to measure net radiation (NR) at the Earth's surface for meteorological applications. The name net radiometer...
- (Ecosystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station) is an ongoing scientific experiment in which a radiometer mounted on the International...
- Diviner, also referred to as the Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment (DLRE), is an infrared radiometer aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, part...
- An acoustic radiometer is a device designed to measure acoustic radiation, and thus several other properties of sound, such as sound intensity. It commonly...