actinometry

English

Etymology

actino- +‎ -metry

Noun

actinometry (uncountable)

the measurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation
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the measurement of the chemical or actinic energy of light
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Translations

measurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation

French: actinométrie (fr) f
Irish: achtanaiméadracht f

Portuguese: actinometria f

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