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Photometer vs Illuminometer - What's the difference?

photometer | illuminometer | Synonyms |

Illuminometer is a synonym of photometer.



As nouns the difference between photometer and illuminometer

is that photometer is any of several instruments used to measure various aspects of the intensity of light while illuminometer is an instrument that is used to measure the intensity of illumination.

As a verb photometer

is to measure some aspect of light (from a star) using a photometer.

photometer

Noun

(en noun)
  • (physics) Any of several instruments used to measure various aspects of the intensity of light.
  • Derived terms

    * colorimetric photometer * distribution photometer * electronic photometer * flame photometer * flicker photometer * grease spot photometer * integrating-sphere photometer * Joly photometer * Kepler photometer * light-distribution photometer * photoelectric photometer * photoemissive tube photometer * shadow photometer * spectrophotometer * sphere photometer * telephotometer * wax-block photometer * wedge photometer * visual photometer

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (astronomy) To measure some aspect of light (from a star) using a photometer.
  • Anagrams

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    illuminometer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An instrument that is used to measure the intensity of illumination
  • Synonyms

    * photometer