exposure meter

noun

An instrument that measures the intensity of the light reflected from or falling on a subject, and calculates the optimum exposure depending on the film speed.

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Meanings

nounexposure meter (plural exposure meters)

plural exposure meters

  1. artsAn instrument that measures the intensity of the light reflected from or falling on a subject, and calculates the optimum exposure depending on the film speed.

    Synonyms: light meter, lux meter

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn instrument that measures the intensity of the light reflected from or falling on a subject, and calculates the optimum exposure depending on the film speed.

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light meterlux meter

More synonyms by meaning

nounphotographic equipment that measures the intensity of light

Broader
photographic equipment

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Danish belysningsmåler
  • belysningsmåleran instrument used in photography
French posemètre
  • posemètrean instrument used in photography
Hungarian fénymérő
  • fénymérőan instrument used in photography
Italian esposimetro, fotometro
  • esposimetroan instrument used in photography
  • fotometroan instrument used in photography
Malay jangka dedahan, meter dedahan
  • jangka dedahanan instrument used in photography
  • meter dedahanan instrument used in photography
Norwegian Bokmål lysmåler
  • lysmåleran instrument used in photography
Portuguese fotômetro, fotómetro
  • fotômetroan instrument used in photography
  • fotómetroan instrument used in photography
Spanish exposímetro, fotómetro
  • exposímetroan instrument used in photography
  • fotómetroan instrument used in photography
Cite this entry
APA

exposure meter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exposure%20meter

MLA

“exposure meter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exposure%20meter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exposure meter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exposure%20meter.

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