spectrograph

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spectrograph

/ˈspɛktɹəˌɡɹæf/ US

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From spectro- + -graph.

noun spectrographs

A machine for recording spectra, producing spectrograms. Diesel maintenance schedules are benefiting from work done on the magnificent Hilger & Watts electronic spectrograph for oil analysis, which detects minute quantities of metals in samples of used lubricating oil; […].
Similar: quantometer

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noun machine for recording spectra

Français	spectrographe

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@misc{spectrograph_2026,
  title = {spectrograph},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spectrograph},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}