| mass spectrometer n. A mass spectroscope that records its data electronically. mass spectrometry n. |
mass spectrometer, spectroscope
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(Physics / General Physics) 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
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| Noun | 1. |  mass spectrometer - spectroscope for obtaining a mass spectrum by deflecting ions into a thin slit and measuring the ion current with an electrometermass spectrograph - a mass spectrometer that produces a graphical representation of the mass spectrum prism spectroscope, spectroscope - an optical instrument for spectrographic analysis |
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