noun
- plural of bolometer: sensitive instruments that measure electromagnetic radiation by detecting the heating effect it produces
Usage: scientific; physics
Examples
- The astronomers used bolometers to detect infrared radiation from distant stars.
- Bolometers are essential instruments in radio astronomy research.
- The laboratory’s bolometers can measure extremely small changes in temperature.
- Scientists calibrated the bolometers before beginning the experiment.
- Modern bolometers are much more sensitive than earlier models.
- The telescope array includes several bolometers for different wavelengths.