Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photometry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables
pho-tom-e-try
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The measurement of various aspects of light, especially its intensity.

Uncountable

noun

The measurement of the intensity and spectrum of light from stars.

Uncountable

Etymology

From photo- + -metry.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

photometries (plural)

Derived Forms

astrophotometry biophotometry fluorophotometry immunophotometry microphotometry nanophotometry photometrist spectrophotometry sunphotometry thermophotometry

Phrases

flame photometry light-scattering photometry

Frequently Paired Words

photometer

Questions

What does photometry mean?
The measurement of various aspects of light, especially its intensity.
Where does photometry come from?
From photo- + -metry.

How to pronounce photometry

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