Definition
The science of measuring the sun's position, distance, or properties using specialized instruments.
Etymology
From Greek helios (sun) + -metry (measurement). Combines ancient Greek roots with the scientific suffix -metry, which became common in the 16th century for naming measurement disciplines.
Kelly Says
Heliometry was crucial for 18th-century astronomers trying to figure out distances in space—by measuring how the sun appeared to shift position from different points on Earth, they could calculate distances to stars. This principle, called parallax, is the same technique surveyors still use today!
Translations
ARالعربية
قياس أشعة الشمس
qiyas ash-shams
BNবাংলা
সূর্য মাপন
soor-ya ma-pan
CACatalà
heliometria
he-li-o-me-tri-a
CSČeština
heliometrie
he-li-o-met-rie
DADansk
heliometri
he-li-o-me-tri
DEDeutsch
Heliometrie
he-li-o-me-tri-e
ELΕλληνικά
ηλιομετρία
ee-li-o-me-tri-a
ESEspañol
heliometría
he-li-om-e-tri-a
FAفارسی
heliometri
he-li-o-me-tri
FISuomi
heliometria
he-li-o-me-tri-a
FRFrançais
héliométrie
e-li-o-me-tri
GUGU
સૂર્યમિતિ
sooryamiti
HAHA
heliometri
he-li-o-me-tri
HEעברית
הליאומטריה
he-li-o-met-ri-ya
HIहिन्दी
सूर्यमिति
soorya-miti
HUMagyar
heliometria
he-li-o-me-tri-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
heliometri
he-li-o-me-tri
IGIG
akụkụ ụwa
a-ku-ku u-wa
ITItaliano
heliometria
he-li-o-me-tri-a
JA日本語
ヘリオメトリー
heriometorii
KKKK
гелиометрия
ge-li-o-met-ri-ya
KMKM
ការស្វែងរក
kaar svayng roak
KO한국어
헤리오미터리
he-ri-o-mi-te-ri
MRMR
सूर्यमिति
sooryamiti
MSBahasa Melayu
heliometri
he-li-o-me-tri
MYမြန်မာ
ရေကြည်မှု
ye-kye-mho
NLNederlands
heliometrie
he-li-o-me-trie
NONorsk
heliometri
he-li-o-me-tri
PAPA
ਸੂਰ્યਮਿਤੀ
sooryamiti
PLPolski
heliometria
he-li-o-me-tri-a
PTPortuguês
heliometria
he-li-o-me-tri-a
RORomână
heliometria
he-li-o-me-tri-a
RUРусский
гелиометрия
ge-li-o-met-ri-ya
SVSvenska
heliometri
he-li-o-me-tri
SWKiswahili
heliometri
he-li-o-me-tri
TAதமிழ்
சூரிய அளவை
sooriya a-lavai
TEతెలుగు
సూర్యమేట్రీ
sooryameetri
THไทย
การวัดแสงอาทิตย์
gan wat saeng a-tit
TLTL
heliometri
he-li-o-me-tri
TRTürkçe
heliometri
he-li-o-me-tri
UKУкраїнська
геліометрія
he-li-o-met-ri-ya
URاردو
سورج میتری
soorj me-tri
VITiếng Việt
heliometri
he-li-o-me-tri
YOYO
heliometri
he-li-o-me-tri
ZH中文
日光测量
ri-guang-ce-liang
ZUZU
heliometri
he-li-o-me-tri