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spectrobolometer
[ spek-troh-boh-lom-i-ter ]
noun
, Physics.
- an instrument consisting of a spectroscope and a bolometer, for determining the distribution of radiant energy in a spectrum.
spectrobolometer
/ ˌspɛktrəʊbəʊˈlɒmɪtə; ˌspɛktrəˌbəʊləˈmɛtrɪk /
noun
- 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
Origin of spectrobolometer1
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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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