spectrograph

[ spek-truh-graf, -grahf ]
/ ˈspɛk trəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

a spectroscope for photographing or producing a representation of a spectrum.

Origin of spectrograph

First recorded in 1880–85; spectro- + -graph

OTHER WORDS FROM spectrograph

spec·trog·ra·pher [spek-trog-ruh-fer] /spɛkˈtrɒg rə fər/, noun spec·tro·graph·ic [spek-truh-graf-ik] /ˌspɛk trəˈgræf ɪk/, adjective spec·tro·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb spec·trog·ra·phy, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for spectrograph

spectrograph
/ (ˈspɛktrəʊˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /

noun

a spectroscope or spectrometer that produces a photographic record (spectrogram) of a spectrum See also sound spectrograph

Derived forms of spectrograph

spectrographic, adjective spectrographically, adverb spectrography, noun

Scientific definitions for spectrograph

spectrograph
[ spĕktrə-grăf′ ]

A photograph or computer image of a spectrum produced by a spectroscope. Also called spectrogram See spectroscope.