bolometer
Syllables: bo·lom·e·ter/bəʊ̯ˈlɒm.ɪ.tə(ɹ)/UK/bəʊ̯ˈlɒm.ɪ.tə/
bolometer noun: a sensitive device for detecting and measuring the energy of electromagnetic radiation.
Noun
bolometer (plural bolometers)
- A sensitive device for detecting and measuring the energy of electromagnetic radiation.
bolometer meaning in Tamil and Malay
bolometer in Tamil
- வெப்பக் கதிர் அளவி, வெப்பக்கதிர்மானி, போலோ மீட்டா, போலோமானி, வெப்பக் கதிர்மானி, இதயத்துடிப்பு வேகமானி
bolometer in Malay
- a sensitive device for detecting and measuring the energy of electromagnetic radiation
- bolometer
Forms of bolometer
| plural | bolometers |
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Origin of bolometer
From Ancient Greek βολή (bolḗ, “a throw, the stroke”) + English -o- + -meter. Coined by American physicist, pioneer of aviation, and 3rd Secretary of the Smithsonian Samuel Langley in 1878.
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Words that rhyme with bolometer
Questions about bolometer
- What does bolometer mean?
- Bolometer means a sensitive device for detecting and measuring the energy of electromagnetic radiation.
- What is bolometer in Tamil?
- Bolometer in Tamil is வெப்பக் கதிர் அளவி, வெப்பக்கதிர்மானி, போலோ மீட்டா. See Bolometer meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is bolometer?
- Bolometer is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bolometer?
- Bolometer is pronounced /bəʊ̯ˈlɒm.ɪ.tə(ɹ)/.
- What is the plural of bolometer?
- The plural of bolometer is bolometers.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bolometer (page history and authors); bolometer (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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