spectrometer

[ spek-trom-i-ter ]
/ spɛkˈtrɒm ɪ tər /

noun Optics.

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.

Origin of spectrometer

First recorded in 1870–75; spectro- + -meter

OTHER WORDS FROM spectrometer

spec·tro·met·ric [spek-truh-me-trik] /ˌspɛk trəˈmɛ trɪk/, adjective spec·trom·e·try, noun

Words nearby spectrometer

spectrography, spectroheliogram, spectroheliograph, spectrohelioscope, spectrology, spectrometer, spectrometry, spectromicroscope, spectrophotoelectric, spectrophotometer, spectrophotometric analysis

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British Dictionary definitions for spectrometer

spectrometer
/ (spɛkˈtrɒmɪtə) /

noun

any instrument for producing a spectrum, esp one in which wavelength, energy, intensity, etc, can be measured See also mass spectrometer

Derived forms of spectrometer

spectrometric (ˌspɛktrəʊˈmɛtrɪk), adjective spectrometry, noun

Medical definitions for spectrometer

spectrometer
[ spĕk-trŏm′ĭ-tər ]

n.

A spectroscope equipped with scales for measuring wavelengths or indexes of refraction.

Other words from spectrometer

spec′tro•met′ric (-trə-mĕt′rĭk) adj.

Scientific definitions for spectrometer

spectrometer
[ spĕk-trŏm′ĭ-tər ]

A spectroscope equipped with devices for measuring the frequencies of the radiation observed by it.