Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photometer

/fəˈtɑmɪtɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: pho-tome-ter
IPA: /fəˈtɑmɪtɚ/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several instruments used to measure various aspects of the intensity of light.

verb

To measure some aspect of light (from a star) using a photometer.

Etymology

Etymology tree 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- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English photometer From photo- + -meter.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /fəˈtɑmɪtɚ/
British English: /fəˈtɒmɪtə(ɹ)/

Inflected Forms

photometers (plural) photometers (present, singular) photometering (participle, present) photometered (participle, past) photometered (past)

Derived Forms

astrophotometer bathyphotometer biophotometer fluorophotometer goniophotometer microphotometer nanophotometer photopolarimeter spectrophotometer sunphotometer telephotometer

Frequently Paired Words

photometric photometry

Synonyms

light meter exposure meter

Rhymes With

barometer tensiometer thermometer kilometre kilometer spectrometer speedometer magnetometer potentiometer spectrophotometer hydrometer hygrometer

Questions

How do you pronounce photometer?: The recorded pronunciation is /fəˈtɑmɪtɚ/.
What does photometer mean?: Any of several instruments used to measure various aspects of the intensity of light.
Where does photometer come from?: Etymology tree 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- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English photometer From photo- + -meter.

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