photometer (redirected from photometers)

pho·tom·e·ter  (f-tm-tr)

n.

An instrument for measuring a property of light, especially luminous intensity or flux.

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photometer [foe-tom-it-er]

Noun

an instrument used to measure the intensity of light

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photometer

an instrument for measuring various characteristics of light, as intensity, distribution, flux, color, etc.

See also: Instruments

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Noun	1.	photometer - measuring instrument for measuring the luminous intensity of a source by comparing it (visually or photoelectrically) with a standard source measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something spectrophotometer - a photometer for comparing two light radiations wavelength by wavelength
	2.	photometer - photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light exposure meter, light meter cytophotometer - a photometer that can be used to locate and identify chemical compounds in a cell by measuring the intensity of the light that passes through stained sections of the cytoplasm photographic equipment - equipment used by a photographer