Spectrometer

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A spectroscope equipped with scales for measuring wavelengths or indexes of refraction.
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  • n. 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.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A spectroscope fitted for measurements of the luminious spectra observed with it.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An instrument used chiefly to measure the angular deviation of light-rays in passing through a prism, and hence to determine the refractive indices of the substance of which the prism is formed.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. spectroscope for obtaining a mass spectrum by deflecting ions into a thin slit and measuring the ion current with an electrometer
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    spectroscope    prism spectroscope   
    Cross Reference
    bolometric spectrometer   
    Hyponym
    mass spectrograph   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    accelerometer    anemometer    densitometer    dynamometer    fluorometer   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    spectroscopy    irradiation    wavelength    analyzer    lithography   
     
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