Meanings
nounphotogoniometer (plural photogoniometers)
plural photogoniometers
- A goniometer, used in X-ray diffraction, that detects the X-rays using a photocell.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵónu
- Proto-Hellenic*gónu
- Proto-Hellenic*gonwía
- Ancient Greekγωνίᾱ (gōníā)
- Englishgonio-
- Proto-Indo-European*med-
- Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
- Ancient Greekμέτρον (métron)
- Englishgoniometer
- Englishphotogoniometer
From photo- + goniometer.
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APA
photogoniometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photogoniometer
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“photogoniometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photogoniometer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photogoniometer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photogoniometer.
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