photometry

[ foh-tom-i-tree ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

photometry

/ ˌfəʊtəˈmɛtrɪk; fəʊˈtɒmɪtrɪ /

photometry

/ fō-tŏm′ĭ-trē /

pho·to·met·ric [foh-t, uh, -, me, -trik], photo·metri·cal adjective
pho·tome·trist pho·to·me·tri·cian [foh-t, uh, -me-, trish, -, uh, n], noun

From the New Latin word photometria, dating back to 1815–25. See photo-, -metry

Considerations drawn from photometry were also lost sight of, because that art was still undeveloped.

Its precedence over its rivals Vega and Capella, long in dispute, has been settled by the Harvard photometry.

The embarrassing subject of photographic photometry has also been attacked by Professor Pickering.

The branch of astronomy (or physics) which deals with intensities of radiation is called photometry.

Then came astrophysics, including photography, spectroscopy and photometry.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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