Actinometer

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A device used to measure the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation.
  2. 2
    an instrument for measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (usually by the photochemical effect) wordnet

Etymology

From actino- + -meter.

Related phrases

electromagnetic radiation

More for "actinometer"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.