bolometer

English

Etymology

Coined in 1878 by Samuel Pierpont Langley from Ancient Greek βολή (bolḗ, “a strike, a throw”) +‎ -meter.

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Noun

bolometer (plural bolometers)

1. (physics) A sensitive device for detecting and measuring the energy of electromagnetic radiation.

Derived terms

• microbolometer
• spectrobolometer

Related terms

• bolometric
• bolometry

Translations

a device for measuring the energy of electromagnetic radiation

• Arabic: ^{(please verify)} مقياس الإشعاع الحراري
• Catalan: bolòmetre (ca) m
• Finnish: bolometri
• French: bolomètre (fr) m
• Italian: bolometro m
• Malay: bolometer
• Portuguese: bolómetro m (Portugal), bolômetro m (Brazil)
• Spanish: bolómetro m
• Turkish: bolometre (tr)