CROOKES RADIOMETER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Electromagnetic radiometer consisting of a small paddlewheel that rotates when placed in daylight

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("Crookes radiometer" is a kind of...):

radiometer (meter to detect and measure radiant energy (electromagnetic or acoustic))

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