First Known Use: 1874
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spectrometer
noun spec·trom·e·ter \spek-ˈträ-mə-tər\
Definition of SPECTROMETER
1
: an instrument used for measuring wavelengths of light spectra
2
: any of various analytical instruments in which an emission (as of particles or radiation) is dispersed according to some property (as mass or energy) of the emission and the amount of dispersion is measured <nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer>
— spec·tro·met·ric \ˌspek-trə-ˈme-trik\ adjective
— spec·trom·e·try \spek-ˈträ-mə-trē\ noun
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spectrometer
noun spec·trom·e·ter \spek-ˈträm-ət-ər\
Medical Definition of SPECTROMETER
1
: an instrument used for measuring wavelengths of light spectra
2
: any of various analytical instruments in which an emission (as of particles or radiation) is dispersed according to some property (as mass or energy) of the emission and the amount of dispersion is measured <nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer>
—spec·tro·met·ric \ˌspek-trə-ˈme-trik\ adjective
—spec·trom·e·try \spek-ˈträm-ə-trē\ noun, plural spec·trom·e·tries
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