photometry

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/fəʊˈtɒmɪtrɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fō tom′i trē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pho•tom•e•try  (fō tom′i trē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Opticsthe measurement of the intensity of light or of relative illuminating power.
  2. Opticsthe science dealing with such measurements.
  • Neo-Latin photometria. See photo-, -metry
  • 1815–25;
pho•to•met•ric  (fō′tə me′trik),USA pronunciation pho′to•met′ri•cal, adj.  pho•tom′e•trist, pho•to•me•tri•cian  (fō′tə me trish′ən),USA pronunciation n. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
photometry / fəʊˈtɒmɪtrɪ/
  1. the measurement of the intensity of light
  2. the branch of physics concerned with such measurements
phoˈtometrist
'photometry' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
astrophotometry - luminous - photom. - photometer - radiant

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