pyrheliometry

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noun

The study (and measurement) of solar radiation using a pyrheliometer.

OriginEnglish helio- ← Ancient Greek ἥλῐος (hḗlĭos) ← Proto-Hellenic *hāwélios →
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Meanings

nounpyrheliometry (uncountable)
  1. uncountableastronomyThe study (and measurement) of solar radiation using a pyrheliometer.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  3. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  4. Latinpyr
  5. Englishpyro-
  6. Englishpyr-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sóh₂wl̥
  8. Proto-Indo-European*sh₂wél(i)yos
  9. Proto-Hellenic*hāwélios
  10. Ancient Greekἥλῐος (hḗlĭos)
  11. Englishhelio-
  12. Englishpyrheliometry

From pyr- + helio- + -metry.

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

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Chicago

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

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