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spectrometer

spec·trom·e·ter
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [spek-trom-i-ter]
    • /spɛkˈtrɒm ɪ tər/
    • /spekˈtrɔmɪtə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spek-trom-i-ter]
    • /spɛkˈtrɒm ɪ tər/

Definitions of spectrometer word

  • noun spectrometer 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. 1
  • noun spectrometer device that measures wavelengths 1
  • noun spectrometer any instrument for producing a spectrum, esp one in which wavelength, energy, intensity, etc, can be measured 0
  • noun spectrometer an instrument used for measuring spectral wavelengths 0
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Origin of spectrometer

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75; spectro- + -meter

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Parts of speech for Spectrometer

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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spectrometer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • prism spectrometer

    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.

  • x-ray spectrometer

    a spectrometer using x-rays to activate the inner electrons of an atom in order to separate and identify the chemical constituents of a substance and their concentrations.

  • scintillation spectrometer

    a scintillation counter adapted for measuring the energy distribution of particles emitted in radioactive processes.

  • spectro-

    indicating a spectrum

  • x-ray spectrometry

    the use of an x-ray spectrometer.
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