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Definition of: bolometer
(bō·lom′ə·tər) noun Physics
An instrument for the measurement of minute differences of radiant energy by changes in the electric resistance of a blackened conductor exposed to it. [<Gk. bolē ray of light + -METER]
—bo·lo·met·ric (bō′lə·met′rik) adjective
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