photometry

English

Etymology

From photo- +‎ -metry.

Noun

photometry (usually uncountable, plural photometries)

1. (physics) The measurement of various aspects of light, especially its intensity.
2. (astronomy) The measurement of the intensity and spectrum of light from stars.

Derived terms

• flame photometry
• light-scattering photometry

 

Related terms

• photometer

Translations

physics: the measurement of various aspects of light, especially its intensity

• Irish: fótaiméadracht f
• Polish: fotometria (pl) f
• Portuguese: fotometria (pt) f
• Romanian: fotometrie (ro) f
• Tagalog: sugasukatan

astronomy: the measurement of the intensity and spectrum of light from stars

• Irish: fótaiméadracht f
• Portuguese: fotometria (pt) f

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• Italian: ^{(please verify)} fotometria (it) f
• Swedish: ^{(please verify)} fotometri c