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photometer

noun pho·tom·e·ter \fō-ˈtä-mə-tər\

Definition of PHOTOMETER

:  an instrument for measuring luminous intensity, luminous flux, illumination, or brightness
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Origin of PHOTOMETER

New Latin photometrum, from phot- + -metrum -meter
First Known Use: 1778

Rhymes with PHOTOMETER

barometer, ceilometer, chronometer, cyclometer, ergometer, Fathometer, gasometer, geometer, hydrometer, hygrometer, kilometer, manometer, micrometer, odometer, pedometer, pyrometer, rheometer, seismometer, spectrometer, speedometer, tachometer, thermometer, viscometer

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6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. photometer
  2. colorimetric photometer
  3. flame photometer
  4. flicker photometer
  5. grease-spot photometer
  6. wedge photometer
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