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scintillometry

scintillometry noun: the use of scintillation to infer properties of a lens or a source.

Noun

scintillometry (uncountable)

  1. The use of scintillation to infer properties of a lens or a source
    • We study the possibility to measure such an effect by space-based interferometers such as LISA and BBO, and also by astrophysical interferometers such as pulsar scintillometry..2016, Darsh Kodwani, Ue-Li Pen, I-Sheng Yang, “Supernova energy measurement with longitudinal gravitational memory effect”, in arXiv

Questions about scintillometry

What does scintillometry mean?
Scintillometry means the use of scintillation to infer properties of a lens or a source.
What part of speech is scintillometry?
Scintillometry is a noun.

Words near scintillometry in the dictionary

  1. scintillizing
  2. scintillometer
  3. scintillometers
  4. scintillometric
  5. scintillometrically
  6. scintillometry
  7. scintillon
  8. scintilloscope
  9. scintilloscopes
  10. scintillous
  11. scintimammographies

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