| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| bolometer |
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| SYLLABICATION: | bo·lom·e·ter |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b -l m  -t r |
| NOUN: | An instrument that measures radiant energy by correlating the radiation-induced change in electrical resistance of a blackened metal foil with the amount of radiation absorbed. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Greek bol , ray; see gwel- in Appendix I + –meter. | | OTHER FORMS: | bo lo·metric (bl-m trk) —ADJECTIVE
bolo·metri·cal·ly —ADVERB
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