An instrument designed to measure or detect the intensity and distance of thunder during a storm.
From Greek 'bronte' (thunder) and 'metron' (measure). Scientists created this term in the 18th century as they attempted to quantify the powerful acoustic phenomena of thunderstorms.
Before electronic sound-level meters, scientists actually tried to build special instruments just to measure thunder—now your phone does it better with a free app.
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