As nouns the difference between photometer and spectroscopy
is that photometer is (physics) any of several instruments used to measure various aspects of the intensity of light while spectroscopy is (uncountable) the scientific study of spectra.
As a verb photometer
is (astronomy) 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
Related terms
* photometric
* photometry
Verb
(
en verb)
(astronomy) To measure some aspect of light (from a star) using a photometer.
Anagrams
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spectroscopy
Noun
(uncountable) The scientific study of spectra.
(analytical chemistry, countable) The use of spectrometers in chemical analysis.
Derived terms
* spectroscopist
Related terms
* spectroscope
