spectrometer
An optical instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substancesAn 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.
» A spectrometer uses light to identify the chemical composition of matter.
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2 sentencesA spectrometer uses light to identify the chemical composition of matter.
Using a special instrument called a spectrometer, observations of Eris show it has frozen methane on its surface.
Meaning
1 sensesAn 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.
Spektrometer
спектро́метрspektrómetr
- spectroscope for obtaining a mass spectrum by deflecting ions into a thin slit and measuring the ion current with an electrometer
Forms
plural: spectrometers| Singular | spectrometer |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- spectroscope for obtaining a mass spectrum by deflecting ions into a thin slit and measuring the ion current with an electrometer:mass spectrometer
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