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spectrometer Meaning & Definition

/spɛkˈtɹɒm.ɪ.tə/

What Does Spectrometer Mean?

Spectrometer is a noun that means 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.

Spectrometer: Key Facts

Part of speechnoun
Pronunciation/spɛkˈtɹɒm.ɪ.tə/
Syllables4
Synonymsmass spectrometer
Pluralspectrometers

Spectrometer Definition (Noun)

  1. 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 of Spectrometer

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Word Forms & Grammar

spectrometer (plural spectrometers)

Words That Rhyme With Spectrometer

Origin of Spectrometer

From spectro- + -meter.

How to Pronounce Spectrometer

The standard pronunciation of spectrometer is /spɛkˈtɹɒm.ɪ.tə/, spoken in 4 syllables, with the main stress on the second syllable (tɹɒm).

Questions People Ask About Spectrometer

What part of speech is spectrometer?

Spectrometer is a noun.

What is another word for spectrometer?

Close synonyms of spectrometer are mass spectrometer. See the full list of spectrometer synonyms and antonyms.

What is the plural of spectrometer?

The plural of spectrometer is spectrometers.

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