ALL meanings of radiometer
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R r - noun radiometer device for measuring radiation 1
- noun radiometer 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 radiometer an instrument for detecting and measuring small amounts of radiant energy. 1
- noun radiometer any instrument for the detection or measurement of radiant energy 0
- noun radiometer a device containing a set of vanes that are blackened on one side and suspended on an axis in a vacuum: the vanes rotate on exposure to sunlight 0
- noun radiometer an instrument for measuring radiant energy in any part of the electromagnetic spectrum 0