Light Meter

Definition: Light Meter

Light Meter

Noun

1. Photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light.

Synonyms: Light Meter

Synonyms: exposure meter (n), photometer (n). (additional references)

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Specialty Definition: Light meter

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

A light meter is a device used to measure the intensity of light. In photography, light meters are used to determine proper exposure. Given a film speed and shutter speed, the meter will show the f-stop which would give a neutral exposure of an ideal gray slate.

Several system of light meter have been used the three most common being selenium, CdS, and silicon light meters.

Selenium light meters are based on a photopile (that has a limited life expectancy), while CdS light meters and silicon light meters are based on photo-resistance and needsbatteries to operate.

Most modern consumer still and video cameras include a built-in meter that measures a scene-wide light level and are able to make an approximate measure of appropriate exposure based on that. Professional photographers and motion picture cinematographers generally use handheld ambient light meters to precisely measure the light falling on various parts of their subjects, and build up lighting to produce the desired exposure levels.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Light meter."

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Synonyms within Context: Light Meter

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Measurement	Bathometer, galvanometer, heliometer, interferometer, odometer, ombrometer, pantometer, pluviometer, pneumatometer, pneumometer, radiometer, refractometer, respirometer, rheometer, spirometer, telemeter, udometer, vacuometer, variometer, viameter, thermometer, thermistor (heat), barometer (air), anemometer (wind), dynamometer, goniometer (angle) meter; landmark; (limit); balance, scale; (weight); marigraph, pneumatograph, stethograph; rain gauge, rain gage; voltmeter(volts), ammeter(amps); spectrophotometer (light absorbance); mass spectrophotometer(molecular mass); geiger counter, scintillation counter(radioactivity); pycnometer (liquid density); graduated cylinder, volumetric flask (volume); radar gun (velocity); radar (distance); side-looking radar (shape, topography); sonar (depth in water); light meter (light intensity); clock, watch, stopwatch, chronometer (time); anemometer (wind velocity); densitometer (color intensity).
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Light Meter

Specialty definitions using "light meter": commercial photographer, COMPLAINT INSPECTOR, CONTACT PRINTER, PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS ♦ ELECTRICIAN HELPER, EXPERIMENTAL ASSEMBLER, exposure machine operator ♦ Hubble Space Telescope ♦ INSPECTOR, PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT, inspector, precision ♦ photo printer, PHOTOGRAPHER, STILL, PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN, photoresist printer ♦ reader for photoluminescent exposure meter ♦ SAFETY INSPECTOR, safety technician ♦ telephotometer ♦ WELL-LOGGING OPERATOR, MUD ANALYSIS, wirer helper. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Light Meter

Domain	Title
High Tech	SEKONIC L-358 Flash Master Light Meter (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Light Meter

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
light meter	992
gossen light meter	16
flash flashmate l308 light meter meter sekonic	3
ultraviolet light meter	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Light Meter

Language		Translations for "light meter"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		lysmåler (illumination meter, illuminometer), belysningsmåler (illumination meter, illuminometer). (various references)

Dutch		belichtingsmeter (exposure meter, illumination meter, illuminometer). (various references)

French		brillancemètre. (various references)

German		belichtungsmesser (exposure meter, meter). (various references)

Greek		φωτόμετρο (actinometer, illumination meter, illuminometer, photometer, pyrheliometer). (various references)

Italian		esposìmetro (exposure meter). (various references)

Pig Latin		ightlay etermay

Russian		экспонометр (exposure meter). (various references)

Spanish		luminómetro (illumination meter, illuminometer). (various references)

Swedish		exponeringsmätare (exposure meter). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Light Meter

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-e-g-h-i-l-m-r-t-t"
	-2 letters: thermite.
	-3 letters: emitter, glitter, lighter, relight, retitle, tergite, termite, thermel, tighter.
	-4 letters: either, elegit, elmier, emigre, getter, gimlet, helmet, hermit, hitter, letter, lither, litter, melter, metier, mettle, milter, mither, reemit, regilt, regime, reglet, remelt, retile, retime, tether, therme, tilter, tither.
	-5 letters: egret, eight, elemi, elite, ether, gimel, girth, gleet, glime, greet, grime, grith, ither.
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