spectrometer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An optical instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances; typically it will plot a graph of absorption versus wavelength or frequency, and the patterns produced are used to identify the substances present, and their internal structure.

Pronunciation

spĕk-trŏm′ĭ-tər /spɛkˈtɹɒm.ɪ.tə/ /spɛkˈtɹɑm.ɪ.təɹ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-spectrometer.wav /spɛkˈtɹɒm.ɪ.təɹ/ /spekˈtɹɔm.ɪ.tə/ /spekˈtɹɔm.ə.tɐ/ /spɛkˈtɹɔm.ɪ.təɹ/ /spekˈʈɾɒm.i.ʈəɹ/

Word forms

spectrometer spectrometers

Etymology

From spectro- + -meter.

Related words

spectrometric spectrometry

Derived words

fluorospectrometer hyperspectrometer mass spectrometer microspectrometer minispectrometer photospectrometer radiospectrometer X-ray spectrometer

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