exposure meter

noun

: a device for indicating correct photographic exposure under varying conditions of illumination

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His favorite camera at the time was the Nikon FM2, a manual film camera and generally foolproof piece of equipment that only used a battery for the exposure meter—so not much could go wrong. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 23 May 2025 Sensor Stack: An Arduino Pro Micro provides the brains of my exposure meter, integrating raw data from a UV sensor that measures the intensity of UV-A and UV-B light. IEEE Spectrum, 29 Mar. 2021

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First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of exposure meter was in 1891

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“Exposure meter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exposure%20meter. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.

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