PHOTOMETER
Dictionary entry overview: What does photometer mean?
• PHOTOMETER (noun)
The noun PHOTOMETER has 2 senses:
1. measuring instrument for measuring the luminous intensity of a source by comparing it (visually or photoelectrically) with a standard source
2. photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light
Familiarity information: PHOTOMETER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PHOTOMETER (noun)
Meaning:
Measuring instrument for measuring the luminous intensity of a source by comparing it (visually or photoelectrically) with a standard source
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("photometer" is a kind of...):
measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "photometer"):
spectrophotometer (a photometer for comparing two light radiations wavelength by wavelength)
Meaning:
Photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
exposure meter; light meter; photometer
Hypernyms ("photometer" is a kind of...):
photographic equipment (equipment used by a photographer)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "photometer"):
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)
