spectroradiometer

noun

A device that measures the spectral power distributions of illuminants, used to evaluate and categorize lighting or to calibrate display technology.

OriginEnglish radiometer ← Latin spectrum ← Proto-Italic *spekjō →
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Meanings

nounspectroradiometer (plural spectroradiometers)

plural spectroradiometers

  1. A device that measures the spectral power distributions of illuminants, used to evaluate and categorize lighting or to calibrate display technology.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  3. Proto-Italic*spekjō
  4. Latinspeciō
  5. Latinspectrum
  6. Englishspectrum
  7. Englishspectro-
  8. Englishradiometer
  9. Englishspectroradiometer

From spectro- + radiometer.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

radiospectrometer
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APA

spectroradiometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spectroradiometer

MLA

“spectroradiometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spectroradiometer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spectroradiometer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spectroradiometer.

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