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light mill
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English
Etymology
By analogy with windmill and water mill.
Noun
light mill (plural light mills)
- An airtight glass bulb containing a partial vacuum and a set of vanes, mounted on a spindle, which rotate when exposed to light, providing a quantitative measurement of electromagnetic radiation intensity.
- Synonym: Crookes radiometer
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