spectrometer

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

optical spectrometer

spectrum apparatus

spectral photometer

frequency spectrograph

frequency spectrometer

Frequency

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Etymology

From spectro- + -meter.

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