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An instrument that measures the intensity of the light reflected from or falling on a subject, and calculates the optimum exposure depending on the film speed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: light meter, lux meter
Antonyms: none provided
photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: light meter, photometer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: photographic equipment
Narrower terms: cytophotometer
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Danish:
belysningsmåler
— an instrument used in photography
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French:
posemètre
— an instrument used in photography
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Hungarian:
fénymérő
— an instrument used in photography
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Italian:
esposimetro
— an instrument used in photography
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Italian:
fotometro
— an instrument used in photography
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Macedonian:
светломер
(svetlomer)
— an instrument used in photography
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Malay:
jangka dedahan
— an instrument used in photography
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Malay:
meter dedahan
— an instrument used in photography
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Maltese:
espożimetru
— an instrument used in photography
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Norwegian Bokmål:
lysmåler
— an instrument used in photography
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Portuguese:
fotômetro
— an instrument used in photography
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Portuguese:
fotómetro
— an instrument used in photography
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Serbo-Croatian:
све̏тломе̄р
— an instrument used in photography
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Serbo-Croatian:
свје̏тломје̄р
— an instrument used in photography
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Serbo-Croatian:
svȅtlomēr
— an instrument used in photography
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Serbo-Croatian:
svjȅtlomjēr
— an instrument used in photography
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Spanish:
exposímetro
— an instrument used in photography
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Spanish:
fotómetro
— an instrument used in photography