spectrometer

English

Etymology

From spectro- +‎ -meter.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: spĕk-trŏmĭ-tər
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /spɛkˈtɹɒm.ɪ.tə/
  • (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /spɛkˈtɹɑm.ɪ.təɹ/
    Audio (US):(file)
  • (Canada) IPA(key): /spɛkˈtɹɒm.ɪ.təɹ/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /spekˈtɹɔm.ɪ.tə/
  • (New Zealand) IPA(key): /spekˈtɹɔm.ə.tɐ/
  • (Scotland) IPA(key): /spɛkˈtɹɔm.ɪ.təɹ/
  • (India) IPA(key): /spekˈʈɾɒm.i.ʈəɹ/
  • Rhymes: -ɒmɪtə(ɹ)
  • Hyphenation: spec‧trom‧e‧ter

Noun

spectrometer (plural spectrometers)

  1. (analytical chemistry) 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.

Derived terms

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

From spectro- +‎ meter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spɛkˈtroː.meː.tər/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -oːmeːtər
  • Hyphenation: spec‧tro‧me‧ter

Noun

spectrometer m (plural spectrometers, diminutive spectrometertje n)

  1. (analytical chemistry) spectrometer (instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances)