First Known Use: 1884
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spectrograph
noun spec·tro·graph \-ˌgraf\
Definition of SPECTROGRAPH
: an instrument for dispersing radiation (as electromagnetic radiation or sound waves) into a spectrum and recording or mapping the spectrum
— spec·tro·graph·ic \ˌspek-t(r)ə-ˈgra-fik\ adjective
— spec·tro·graph·i·cal·ly \-fi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
— spec·trog·ra·phy \spek-ˈträ-grə-fē\ noun
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Origin of SPECTROGRAPH
International Scientific Vocabulary
Rhymes with SPECTROGRAPH
allograph, autograph, barograph, bathyscaphe, cenotaph, chronograph, circle graph, cryptograph, epigraph, epitaph, half-and-half, hectograph, holograph, homograph, hygrograph, kymograph, lithograph, logograph, micrograph, monograph, pantograph, paragraph, phonograph, photograph, pictograph, polygraph, quarterstaff, seismograph, serigraph, shadowgraph, shandygaff, sphygmograph, telegraph, thermograph, typograph
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spectrograph
noun spec·tro·graph \-ˌgraf\
Medical Definition of SPECTROGRAPH
: an instrument for dispersing radiation (as electromagnetic radiation or sound waves) into a spectrum and photographing or mapping the spectrum
—spec·tro·graph·ic \ˌspek-t(r)ə-ˈgraf-ik\ adjective
—spec·tro·graph·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
—spec·trog·ra·phy \spek-ˈträg-rə-fē\ noun, plural spec·trog·ra·phies
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