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Spectrometer

Spec-trom′e-ter

,
Noun.
[
Spectrum
+
-meter
.]
(Physics)
A spectroscope fitted for measurements of the luminious spectra observed with it.

Definition 2024


spectrometer

spectrometer

English

Noun

spectrometer (plural spectrometers)

  1. (analytical chemistry) An optical instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances; typically it will plot a graph of absorption versus wavelength or frequency, and the patterns produced are used to identify the substances present, and their internal structure.

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Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: spec‧tro‧me‧ter

Etymology

spectro- + meter

Noun

spectrometer m (plural spectrometers, diminutive spectrometertje n)

  1. spectrometer

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