spectrometer

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Etymology

From spectro- +‎ -meter.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɒmɪtə(ɹ)

Noun

spectrometer (plural spectrometers)

  1. (analytical chemistry) 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.

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Dutch

Etymology

From spectro- +‎ meter.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: spec‧tro‧me‧ter

Noun

spectrometer m (plural spectrometers, diminutive spectrometertje n)

  1. spectrometer