Crookes radiometer

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Hypernyms

radiometer

Examples

The Crookes radiometer turns when the MFP is larger than the size of the vanes. Source: Internet

The first experiment to test this theory was done by Arthur Schuster in 1876, who observed that there was a force on the glass bulb of the Crookes radiometer that was in the opposite direction to the rotation of the vanes. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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