English Explanatory Dictionary

monochromator

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An optical device, consisting of one or more slits, that selects a narrow band of wavelengths from a broader spectrum.

Word forms

monochromator monochromators

Etymology

From monochrome + -ator.

Related words

monochromated monochromatic monochromatism monochrome

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