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ra·dio·mi·crom·e·ter (ra″de-o-mi-kromґə-tər) [radio- + micro- + -meter] a sensitive radiometer for detecting minute amounts of radiant energy.
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Radiomicrometer — Ra di*o*mi*crom e*ter (r[=a] d[i^]*[ o]*m[ i]*kr[o^]m [ e]*t[ e]r), n. [Radio + micrometer.] (Physics) A very sensitive modification or application of the thermopile, used for indicating minute changes of radiant heat, or temperature. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
radiomicrometer — /ray dee oh muy krom i teuhr/, n. an instrument for measuring small amounts of radiant energy, consisting of a sensitive thermocouple connected to a galvanometer. [1885 90; RADIO + MICROMETER] * * * … Universalium
radiomicrometer — noun a device used to measure small changes in radiant heat, or in temperature … Wiktionary
radiomicrometer — n. instrument for measuring small quantities of radiant energy … English contemporary dictionary
radiomicrometer — ra·dio·micrometer … English syllables
radiomicrometer — /ˌreɪdioʊmaɪˈkrɒmətə/ (say .raydeeohmuy kromuhtuh) noun a sensitive instrument for measuring heat radiation, consisting of a thermocouple connected directly into a single copper loop which forms the coil of a galvanometer …
radiomicrometer — n. n. instrument measuring intensity of radioactivity … Dictionary of difficult words
radiomicrometer — noun radiometer that is extremely sensitive • Hypernyms: ↑radiometer * * * |rādē(ˌ)ō+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary radio + micrometer : an exceedingly sensitive thermoelectric radiometer consisting of a D Arsonval… … Useful english dictionary
C. V. Boys — Sir Charles Vernon Boys Sir Charles Vernon Boys, FRS Born 15 March 1855 Wing, Rutland … Wikipedia
Boys, Sir Charles Vernon — ▪ British physicist and inventor born March 15, 1855, Wing, Rutland, Eng. died March 30, 1944, St. Mary Bourne, Andover, Hampshire English physicist and inventor of sensitive instruments, known particularly for his utilization of the… … Universalium
