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ac·ti·nom·e·ter

(ăk′tə-nŏm′ĭ-tər)
n.
Any of several radiometric instruments, such as a pyrheliometer, used chiefly for meteorological measurements of terrestrial and solar radiation.
ac′ti·no·met′ric (-nō-mĕt′rĭk), ac′ti·no·met′ri·cal adj.
ac′ti·nom′e·try n.
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