light mill

English

Etymology

By analogy with windmill and water mill.

Noun

light mill (plural light mills)

  2. 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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