Meanings
nounactinometry (countable and uncountable, plural actinometries)
plural actinometries
- countableuncountablethe measurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation
the air with its actinometry presents itself in the light of a thermal adjustment , by which the land and sea are prevented from becoming seething hot
1855, Matthew Fontaine Maury, The Physical Geography of the Sea, and Its Meteorology - countableuncountablethe measurement of the chemical or actinic energy of light
ACTINOMETRY (chapter title)
1878, William de Wiveleslie Abney, A treatise on photography
Origin
Translations
Finnish aktinometria
- aktinometriameasurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation
French actinométrie
- actinométriemeasurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation
Irish achtanaiméadracht
- achtanaiméadrachtmeasurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation
Polish aktynometria
- aktynometriameasurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation
Portuguese actinometria
- actinometriameasurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation
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