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spectrometer
[ spek-trom-i-ter ]
noun
- an optical device for measuring wavelengths, deviation of refracted rays, and angles between faces of a prism, especially an instrument prism spectrometer consisting of a slit through which light passes, a collimator, a prism that deviates the light, and a telescope through which the deviated light is viewed and examined.
spectrometer
/ ˌspɛktrəʊˈmɛtrɪk; spɛkˈtrɒmɪtə /
noun
- any instrument for producing a spectrum, esp one in which wavelength, energy, intensity, etc, can be measured See also mass spectrometer
spectrometer
/ ĕ-ٰŏ′ĭ-ə /
- A spectroscope equipped with devices for measuring the frequencies of the radiation observed by it.
Derived Forms
- spectrometric, adjective
- ˈٰdzٰ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ·ٰ·· [spek-tr, uh, -, me, -trik], adjective
- ·ٰdz·ٰ noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of spectrometer1
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Example Sentences
Then an instrument called a mass spectrometer will analyse any gases that are released.
On Jan. 11, an airborne imaging spectrometer managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory flew over Los Angeles County to survey the damage from the historic fires.
This sensor performed well when compared with a commercial spectrometer on about 90 leaves from 30 different plant species.
It took 23 measurements with an instrument called an alpha particle X-ray spectrometer.
Next, scientists used highly sensitive mass spectrometers and other analytic equipment to test the products for psilocybin and other tryptamines.
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