spectrometer

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spectrometer

  • /spɛkˈtɹɒm.ɪ.tə/ UK
  • /spɛkˈtɹɑm.ɪ.təɹ/ Canada, US
  • /spɛkˈtɹɒm.ɪ.təɹ/ Canada
  • /spekˈtɹɔm.ɪ.tə/ Australia
  • /spekˈtɹɔm.ə.tɐ/ New Zealand
  • /spɛkˈtɹɔm.ɪ.təɹ/ Scotland

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noun spectrometers

  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.

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noun instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances

Españolespectrómetro
한국어분광기 bun'gwanggi
日本語分光計 bunkōkei
中文光譜儀 /光谱仪 guāngpǔyí
हिन्दीवर्णक्रममापी varṇakrammāpī
Portuguêsespetrómetro, espectrómetro, espectrômetro
Françaisspectromètre
DeutschSpektrometer
Italianospettrometro, spettroscopio
Românăspectrometru
Русскийспектро́метр spektrómetr
العربيةمِطْيَاف miṭyāf

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@misc{spectrometer_2026,
  title = {spectrometer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spectrometer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}