monochromator
[ mon-uh-kroh-mey-ter ]
/ ˌmɒn əˈkroʊ meɪ tər /
noun Optics.
a spectroscope with a slit that can be moved across the spectrum for viewing individual spectral bands.
Also called
monochromatic illuminator.
Origin of monochromator
First recorded in 1905–10;
monochromat(ic) +
(illuminat)or
Words nearby monochromator
monochromat,
monochromatic,
monochromatic aberration,
monochromatism,
monochromatophil,
monochromator,
monochrome,
monocle,
monoclinal,
monocline,
monoclinic
British Dictionary definitions for monochromator
monochromator
/ (ˌmɒnəʊˈkrəʊmeɪtə) /
noun
physics
a device that isolates a single wavelength of radiation