bolometer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /boʊ̯ˈlɔm.ɪ.təɹ/ (General-American) without the cot–caught merger
- /bəʊ̯ˈlɒm.ɪ.tə(ɹ)/
- /boʊ̯ˈlɑm.ɪ.təɹ/ (General-American, cot-caught-merger)
- /bɐʉ̯ˈlɒm.ə.tə/ (New-Zealand)
- /boʊ̯ˈlɑm.ɪ.təɹ/ (Canada, dialectal)
- /bəʊ̯ˈlɒm.ɪ.tə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /bəʉ̯ˈlɔm.ɪ.tə/ (Australia)
- (US) audio
- /boˈlɔm.ɪ.təɾ/ (Scotland)
- /boʊ̯ˈlɒm.ɪ.təɹ/ (Canada, standard)
- bō-lŏm′ĭ-tər
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βᾰ́λλω (bắllō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek βολή (bolḗ) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- 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 bolometer From Ancient Greek βολή (bolḗ, “a throw, the stroke”) + English -o- + -meter. Coined by American physicist, pioneer of aviation, and 3rd Secretary of the Smithsonian Samuel Langley in 1878.
Meanings
- A sensitive device for detecting and measuring the energy of electromagnetic radiation.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bolometers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
microbolometer · spectrobolometer
Relateds
bolometric · bolometrically · bolometry
Translations (13)
pt bolómetro (a sensitive device for detecting and measuring the energy of electromagnetic radiation) · eo bolometro (a sensitive device for detecting and measuring the energy of electromagnetic radiation) · ia bolometro (a sensitive device for detecting and measuring the energy of electromagnetic radiation) · io bolometro (a sensitive device for detecting and measuring the energy of electromagnetic radiation) · pl bolometr (a sensitive device for detecting and measuring the energy of electromagnetic radiation) · tr bolometre (a sensitive device for detecting and measuring the energy of electromagnetic radiation) · ca bolòmetre (a sensitive device for detecting and measuring the energy of electromagnetic radiation) · fi bolometri (a sensitive device for detecting and measuring the energy of electromagnetic radiation) · it bolometro (a sensitive device for detecting and measuring the energy of electromagnetic radiation) · pt bolômetro (a sensitive device for detecting and measuring the energy of electromagnetic radiation) · es bolómetro (a sensitive device for detecting and measuring the energy of electromagnetic radiation) · ms bolometer (a sensitive device for detecting and measuring the energy of electromagnetic radiation) · fr bolomètre (a sensitive device for detecting and measuring the energy of electromagnetic radiation)