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Crookes Radiometer

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Noun

1. crookes radiometer

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

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Crookes Radiometer

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noun
physics
a type of radiometer consisting of an evacuated glass bulb containing a set of lightweight vanes, each blackened on one side. The vanes are mounted on a vertical axis and revolve when light, or other radiant energy, falls on them

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