goniophotometer

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noun

A device that measures the light emitted from an object at different angles.

OriginEnglish photometer ← Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) ← Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- →
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Meanings

noungoniophotometer (plural goniophotometers)

plural goniophotometers

  1. A device that measures the light emitted from an object at different angles.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵónu
  2. Proto-Hellenic*gónu
  3. Proto-Hellenic*gonwía
  4. Ancient Greekγωνίᾱ (gōníā)
  5. Englishgonio-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  8. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  9. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  10. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  11. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  12. Englishphoto-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
  15. Ancient Greekμέτρον (métron)
  16. Englishphotometer
  17. Englishgoniophotometer

From gonio- + photometer.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

photogoniometer
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APA

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

MLA

“goniophotometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goniophotometer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “goniophotometer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goniophotometer.

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