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photometer vs spectrophotometer

spectrophotometer vs photometer

photometer and spectrophotometer both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
photometer Yes No No No
spectrophotometer Yes No No No
As nouns, spectrophotometer is a hyponym of photometer; that is, spectrophotometer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than photometer:
  • photometer: measuring instrument for measuring the luminous intensity of a source by comparing it (visually or photoelectrically) with a standard source
  • spectrophotometer: a photometer for comparing two light radiations wavelength by wavelength
photometer (noun) spectrophotometer (noun)
photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light a photometer for comparing two light radiations wavelength by wavelength
measuring instrument for measuring the luminous intensity of a source by comparing it (visually or photoelectrically) with a standard source
Difference between photometer and spectrophotometer

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