Actinometry

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The measurement of the intensity of radiation.
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  • noun. The measurement of the force of solar radiation.
  • noun. The measurement of the chemical or actinic energy of light.
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  • noun. the measurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation
  • noun. the measurement of the chemical or actinic energy of light
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  • noun. measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (especially of the sun's rays)
    • Word Usage
    "These is also a photometric photographic catalogue of the stars nearest to the pole in PARKHURST's “Yerkes actinometry” (1912), [11] which contains all stars in B."
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    measure  measurement  measuring  mensuration  
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