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Noun: bolometer  bow'ló-mu-tu(r) [N. Amer], bu'ló-mi-tu(r) [Brit]
  1. An instrument for measuring the power of incident electromagnetic radiation via the heating of a material with a temperature-dependent electrical resistance

Derived forms: bolometers

Type of: measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system

Encyclopedia: Bolometer

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