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Photometry

Pho-tom′e-try

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
photométrie
.]
That branch of science which treats of the measurement of the intensity of light.

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photometry

photometry

English

Noun

photometry (usually uncountable, plural photometries)

  1. (physics) The measurement of various aspects of light, especially its intensity.
  2. (astronomy) The measurement of the intensity and spectrum of light from stars.

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