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spectrobolometer

[ spek-troh-boh-lom-i-ter ]

noun

, Physics.
  1. an instrument consisting of a spectroscope and a bolometer, for determining the distribution of radiant energy in a spectrum.


spectrobolometer

/ ˌspɛktrəʊbəʊˈlɒmɪtə; ˌspɛktrəˌbəʊləˈmɛtrɪk /

noun

  1. a combined spectroscope and bolometer for determining the wavelength distribution of radiant energy emitted by a source
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Derived Forms

  • spectrobolometric, adjective
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Other Words From

  • spec·tro·bo·lo·met·ric [spek-troh-boh-l, uh, -, me, -trik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

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Example Sentences

Rowland's great photographic map of the solar spectrum spread out into a band about forty feet in length; and in the infra-red, Langley's spectrobolometer extended the invisible heat spectrum photographically to many times that length.

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