radiometer
Example Sentences
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The device they use is a microwave radiometer.
From Scientific American
Another satellite in SBG would host a thermal radiometer, capable of capturing the heat coming off Earth’s surface.
From Science Magazine
To prove that violet light could penetrate the skull and reach the POA neurons, Zhang et al. implanted a miniature, wavelength-sensitive radiometer probe into the brain.
From Nature
Davies and his colleagues measured the artificial light both above and below the water’s surface using oceanographic radiometers mounted on their boat.
From Scientific American
The lab is the place you go, for example, if you want a precise description of the intensity of a light source - something it's able to gauge using a device called a cryogenic radiometer.
From BBC
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