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Definition of Interferometer

1. Noun. Any measuring instrument that uses interference patterns to make accurate measurements of waves.

Definition of Interferometer

1. n. An instrument for measuring small movements, distances, or displacements by means of the interference of two beams of light; -- called also refractometer.

Definition of Interferometer

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Medical Definition of Interferometer

1. Device which measures changes in a medium by looking at effects on the interference of two waves which are passed through that medium. See: interferometry, laser interferometer, optical inteferometer, Fabry-Perot interferometer, microwave interferometer. (09 Oct 1997)

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