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
Translations
Frequency
Etymology
From spectro- + -meter.
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