Meanings
nounphotometry (usually uncountable, plural photometries)
plural photometries
- uncountableusuallynatural sciencesThe measurement of various aspects of light, especially its intensity.
- uncountableusuallyastronomyThe measurement of the intensity and spectrum of light from stars.
Origin
Translations
Catalan fotometria
- fotometriaphysics: the measurement of various aspects of light, especially its intensity
French photométrie
- photométriephysics: the measurement of various aspects of light, especially its intensity
Hindi प्रकाशमिति, प्रकाशमिति
- प्रकाशमिति (prakāśmiti)physics: the measurement of various aspects of light, especially its intensity
- प्रकाशमिति (prakāśmiti)astronomy: the measurement of the intensity and spectrum of light from stars
Irish fótaiméadracht, fótaiméadracht
- fótaiméadrachtphysics: the measurement of various aspects of light, especially its intensity
- fótaiméadrachtastronomy: the measurement of the intensity and spectrum of light from stars
Polish fotometria
- fotometriaphysics: the measurement of various aspects of light, especially its intensity
Portuguese fotometria, fotometria
- fotometriaphysics: the measurement of various aspects of light, especially its intensity
- fotometriaastronomy: the measurement of the intensity and spectrum of light from stars
Romanian fotometrie
- fotometriephysics: the measurement of various aspects of light, especially its intensity
Spanish fotometría
- fotometríaphysics: the measurement of various aspects of light, especially its intensity
Cite this entry
APA
photometry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photometry
MLA
“photometry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photometry. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photometry,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photometry.
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