Associations to the word «Actinometer»
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Wiktionary
ACTINOMETER, noun. (physics) A device used to measure the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation.
Dictionary definition
ACTINOMETER, noun. An instrument for measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (usually by the photochemical effect).
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