photometer

noun

photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light

measuring instrument for measuring the luminous intensity of a source by comparing it (visually or photoelectrically) with a standard source

Roots

phosphoto- · Greek · light metronmeter- · Greek · measure

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The word photometer breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: photo, from Greek phos (“light”); and meter, from Greek metron (“measure”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.