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bolometer

/bəʊˈlɒm.ɪ.tə/

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C2formalcommonscientific/bəʊˈlɒm.ɪ.tə/

A highly sensitive instrument used to measure the intensity of heat radiation, often employed in scientific research and astronomy.

  • 🇷🇺Высокочувствительный прибор, используемый для измерения интенсивности теплового излучения, часто применяемый в научных исследованиях и астрономии.
  1. Heat radiation measurement device C2 formal scientific

    An extremely sensitive instrument used to measure the energy of electromagnetic radiation, particularly heat or infrared radiation.

    • The bolometer detected minute changes in the star's infrared output.
    • Researchers used a bolometer to measure the heat from the distant galaxy.
    • The new bolometer design is sensitive enough to detect a single photon.

    🇷🇺Прибор для измерения теплового излучения

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