Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microphotometer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mi-cropho-tome-ter
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English -meter English photometer English microphotometer From micro- + photometer.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does microphotometer mean?
Any of various photometers used either to measure the variation of densities over small areas, or to measure accurately small changes in illumination.
Where does microphotometer come from?
Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English -meter English photometer English microphotometer From micro- + photometer.

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