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radiometric

ra·di·om·e·ter
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rey-dee-om-i-ter]
    • /ˌreɪ diˈɒm ɪ tər/
    • /ˌreɪ.diəʊ.ˈme.trɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rey-dee-om-i-ter]
    • /ˌreɪ diˈɒm ɪ tər/

Definitions of radiometric word

  • noun radiometric Also called Crookes radiometer. an instrument for demonstrating the transformation of radiant energy into mechanical work, consisting of an exhausted glass vessel containing vanes that revolve about an axis when exposed to light. 1
  • noun radiometric an instrument for detecting and measuring small amounts of radiant energy. 1
  • adjective radiometric relating to measuring radiation 1
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Origin of radiometric

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75; radio- + -meter

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Parts of speech for Radiometric

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radiometric popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Related words

  • geochronometry

    the determination of the absolute age of earth materials, as by radiometric dating.

  • radioactive dating

    any method of determining the age of earth materials or objects of organic origin based on measurement of either short-lived radioactive elements or the amount of a long-lived radioactive element plus its decay product.

  • radiocarbon dating

    the determination of the age of objects of organic origin by measurement of the radioactivity of their carbon content.

  • radiometric dating

    any method of determining the age of earth materials or objects of organic origin based on measurement of either short-lived radioactive elements or the amount of a long-lived radioactive element plus its decay product.

  • rubidium-strontium dating

    a radiometric dating method whereby the ratio of rubidium isotope to strontium in a mineral is used to calculate the age of the mineral, based on the rate of radioactive decay of rubidium to strontium.
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