bolometer
bo·lom·e·ter/boʊ̯ˈlɔm.ɪ.təɹ/noun
bolometer is spelled B-O-L-O-M-E-T-E-R: 9 letters and 4 syllables (bo·lom·e·ter). It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bolometer means “A sensitive device for detecting and measuring the energy of electromagnetic radiation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bolometer is bolometers.
How many letters and syllables are in bolometer?
| Letters | 9: B-O-L-O-M-E-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: bo·lom·e·ter |
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bolometer?
Bolometer appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bolometer?
- /bəʊ̯ˈlɒm.ɪ.tə(ɹ)/
- UK /bəʊ̯ˈlɒm.ɪ.tə/
- US /boʊ̯ˈlɔm.ɪ.təɹ/
Bolometer has 4 syllables, split bo·lom·e·ter in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-bolometer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bolometer
- bolometers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bolometer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sensitive device for detecting and measuring the energy of electromagnetic radiation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bolometer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a sensitive device for detecting and measuring the energy of electromagnetic rad:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does bolometer come from?
From Ancient Greek βολή (bolḗ, “a throw, the stroke”) + English -o- + -meter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).