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actinometer

/ak-tuh-nom-i-ter/US // ˌæk təˈnɒm ɪ tər //UK // (ˌæktɪˈnɒmɪtə) //

射线仪,射线计,射线量计,射线表

Related Words

exposure meter曝光表,曝光仪,曝光计,曝光量表photometer光度计,测光仪,照度计,测光表radiometer辐射仪,辐射计,辐射器,辐照度计

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a device for measuring intensity of radiation, especially that of the sun.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inlight meter
Synonyms
asa scaleASA量表scheiner scale规模,规模化生产,规模化管理,规模化exposure meter曝光表,曝光仪,曝光计,曝光量表photometer光度计,测光仪,照度计,测光表radiometer辐射仪,辐射计,辐射器,辐照度计

Examples

  • For judging long exposures, the use of an actinometer (issued in many inexpensive forms) is helpful.

  • We then shift the paper in the actinometer so as to get a fresh portion under the tissue strips, or we substitute a new piece.

  • Now refer to the actinometer and see what has taken place on the silver paper which we put into it.

  • The mystery was not a new type of infernal machine as they imagined but merely a home-made actinometer!

  • A very suitable instrument for timing the exposure of carbon tissue is Sawyer's actinometer.

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