Definition of Photometer
a device that gauges intensity of light
Examples of Photometer in a sentence
After the photometer broke, the camera was worthless since it produced only dark pictures. 🔊
As the light passed over the filter in the photometer, the camera would then adjust the amount of light needed to take the picture. 🔊
Since people’s eyesight deteriorates over time, it can be unreliable to detect the amount of light needed for a photograph so they rely on a photometer. 🔊
A photometer uses shadows to compare the darkness of a certain area to the brighter areas around it. 🔊
Acting as a photometer, the pupil in the eye will recognize too much light entering the back of the eye decreasing the size of the pupil. 🔊
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