photometry

noun pho·tom·e·try \fō-ˈtä-mə-trē\

Definition of PHOTOMETRY

: a branch of science that deals with measurement of the intensity of light; also : the practice of using a photometer

New Latin photometria, from phot- + -metria -metry

First Known Use: 1824

Medical Dictionary

noun pho·tom·e·try \fō-ˈtäm-ə-trē\

plural pho·tom·e·tries

: a branch of science that deals with measurement of the intensity of light; also : the practice of using a photometer

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