Associations to the word «Actinometer»

Wiktionary

ACTINOMETER, noun. (physics) A device used to measure the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation.

Dictionary definition

ACTINOMETER, noun. An instrument for measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (usually by the photochemical effect).

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis