English Explanatory Dictionary

holometer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An instrument formerly used for making angular measurements
  2. A device developed at Fermilab that measures the interference pattern of two noncollinear laser beams in order to explore the parameter space of holographic recording materials and the magnitude of changes induced by light.

Word forms

holometer holometers

Etymology

From holo- + -meter.

Related words

holometric holometry
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