photometrist
- noun
- /ˌfoʊtəˈmɛtrɪst/
- Specialized
:
fotometrista
- He consulted with a photometrist to ensure the accuracy of his lighting design for the theater.
Examples
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As a professional photometrist, she was responsible for analyzing the brightness levels of various light sources.
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They shared their experience and software with other amateur photometrists.
Academic text (1992) -
The photometrist conducted precise measurements to determine the light intensity in the room.
Synonyms
A person who measures how bright light or stars are
Surface Forms
Morphology
photometrist = photometer (semi-transparent) = photo + meter + ist
The word is built by adding the regular agentive suffix '-ist' to the technical base 'photometer', but the specialist meaning is not fully predictable for a learner who only knows the component forms.
Etymology
The word photometrist is made of photo- meaning 'light', as in photo or photograph, and -metrist, related to meter, meaning 'measure'. So a photometrist is someone who 'measures light', which is exactly the job of checking how bright something is.
