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spectrometer

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spec·trom·e·ter  (spk-trm-tr)
n.
A spectroscope equipped with scales for measuring wavelengths or indexes of refraction.

spectro·metric (-tr-mtrk) adj.
spec·trome·try n.

spectrometer [spɛkˈtrɒmɪtə]
n
(Physics / General Physics) any instrument for producing a spectrum, esp one in which wavelength, energy, intensity, etc., can be measured See also mass spectrometer
spectrometric  [ˌspɛktrəʊˈmɛtrɪk] adj
spectrometry  n

spectrometer  (spk-trm-tr)
A spectroscope equipped with devices for measuring the frequencies of the radiation observed by it.
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Noun1.spectrometer - spectroscope for obtaining a mass spectrum by deflecting ions into a thin slit and measuring the ion current with an electrometerspectrometer - spectroscope for obtaining a mass spectrum by deflecting ions into a thin slit and measuring the ion current with an electrometer
mass spectrograph - a mass spectrometer that produces a graphical representation of the mass spectrum
prism spectroscope, spectroscope - an optical instrument for spectrographic analysis
Translations
spectrometer [spekˈtrɒmɪtəʳ] Nespectrómetro m


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