spectroradiometry

spec·tro·ra·di·om·e·ter

[spek-troh-rey-dee-om-i-ter]
noun Optics.
an instrument for determining the radiant-energy distribution in a spectrum, combining the functions of a spectroscope with those of a radiometer.

Origin:
spectro- + radiometer

spec·tro·ra·di·o·met·ric [spek-troh-rey-dee-uh-me-trik] , adjective
spec·tro·ra·di·om·e·try, noun
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Spectroradiometry is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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