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actinometry

/ˌæktɪˈnɒmətɹi/

actinometry noun: the measurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation.

Noun

actinometry (countable and uncountable, plural actinometries)

  1. the measurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation
    • the air with its actinometry presents itself in the light of a thermal adjustment , by which the land and sea are prevented from becoming seething hot1855, Matthew Fontaine Maury, The Physical Geography of the Sea, and Its Meteorology
  2. the measurement of the chemical or actinic energy of light
    • ACTINOMETRY (chapter title)1878, William de Wiveleslie Abney, A treatise on photography

Forms of actinometry

pluralactinometries

Origin of actinometry

From actino- + -metry.

Questions about actinometry

What does actinometry mean?
Actinometry means the measurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation.
What part of speech is actinometry?
Actinometry is a noun.
How do you pronounce actinometry?
Actinometry is pronounced /ˌæktɪˈnɒmətɹi/.
What is the plural of actinometry?
The plural of actinometry is actinometries.

Words near actinometry in the dictionary

  1. actinomes
  2. actinometer
  3. actinometers
  4. actinometric
  5. actinometries
  6. actinometry
  7. actinomorphic
  8. actinomorphically
  9. actinomorphous
  10. actinomorphy
  11. actinomyces

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