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radiometer
noun
ra·di·om·e·ter
ˌrā-dē-ˈä-mə-tər 
: an instrument for detecting and usually for measuring the intensity of radiant energy
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The agency collected the data using a thermal radiometer tool aboard the International Space Station.
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Jessica Boehm, Axios, 10 July 2024
Juno is also equipped with a handful of other scientific instruments, including an energetic particle detector, an ultraviolet imaging spectrograph and a microwave radiometer.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2024
Wolf and his startup, Arable, intend to market the gadget as a $500 replacement for $10,000 weather stations with $5000 net radiometers.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 July 2016
Visible and infrared cameras capture outermost details, while magnetometers and a microwave radiometer (along with detectors tuned for various types of energetic particles) gather information on the flurry of electromagnetic activity infusing the planet.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 25 May 2017
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Jessica Boehm, Axios, 10 July 2024
Juno is also equipped with a handful of other scientific instruments, including an energetic particle detector, an ultraviolet imaging spectrograph and a microwave radiometer.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2024
Wolf and his startup, Arable, intend to market the gadget as a $500 replacement for $10,000 weather stations with $5000 net radiometers.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 July 2016
Visible and infrared cameras capture outermost details, while magnetometers and a microwave radiometer (along with detectors tuned for various types of energetic particles) gather information on the flurry of electromagnetic activity infusing the planet.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 25 May 2017
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“Radiometer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radiometer. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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radiometer
noun
ra·di·om·e·ter
ˌrād-ē-ˈäm-ət-ər
: an instrument for measuring the strength of radiant energy
radiometric
adjective
ˌrād-ē-ō-ˈme-trik
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radiometer
noun
ra·di·om·e·ter
ˌrād-ē-ˈäm-ət-ər
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