crookes radiometer

Crookes ra·di·om·e·ter

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Definitions of crookes radiometer words

noun crookes radiometer a type of radiometer consisting of an evacuated glass bulb containing a set of lightweight vanes, each blackened on one side. The vanes are mounted on a vertical axis and revolve when light, or other radiant energy, falls on them 3
noun crookes radiometer radiometer (def 1). 1
noun crookes radiometer light mill. 0

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85; after Sir W. Crookes

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