ALL meanings of mass spectrometer
mass spec·trom·e·ter
M m - noun mass spectrometer a device for identifying the kinds of particles present in a given substance: the particles are ionized and beamed through an electromagnetic field and the manner in which they are deflected is indicative of their mass and, thus, their identity. 1
- noun mass spectrometer A device used in mass spectrometry to discover the mass spectrum of a given substance. 0
- noun mass spectrometer an analytical instrument in which ions, produced from a sample, are separated by electric or magnetic fields according to their ratios of charge to mass. A record is produced (mass spectrum) of the types of ion present and their relative amounts 0