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Radiometer vs Ratiometer - What's the difference?

radiometer | ratiometer |

As nouns the difference between radiometer and ratiometer

is that radiometer is a device that measures radiant energy while ratiometer is a measurement device used in ohmmeters, having two coils, one connected via a series resistor to the battery supply and the other connected to the same battery supply via a second resistor and the resistor under test the indication on the meter was proportional to the ratio of the currents through the two coils.

radiometer

English

(wikipedia radiometer)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A device that measures radiant energy.

    • ratiometer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A measurement device used in ohmmeters, having two coils, one connected via a series resistor to the battery supply and the other connected to the same battery supply via a second resistor and the resistor under test. The indication on the meter was proportional to the ratio of the currents through the two coils.