Definition of Monochromator

1. Noun. (physics) An optical device, consisting of one or more slits, that selects a narrow band of wavelengths from a broader spectrum. ¹

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Definition of Monochromator

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Monochromator

1. A light-dispersing instrument which is used to obtain light of substantially one wavelength, or at least of a very narrow band of the spectrum. The light is apt to be weak because of its purity. The use of monochromatic light filters is usually adequate for microscopical work. (05 Aug 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Monochromator

monochromatic
monochromatic aberration
monochromatic light
monochromatic rays
monochromatic vision
monochromatically
monochromaticity
monochromatism
monochromatisms
monochromatization
monochromatize
monochromatized
monochromatizes
monochromatizing
monochromatophil
monochromator (current term)
monochromators
monochromats
monochrome
monochromes
monochromia
monochromic
monochromies
monochromist
monochromists
monochromophil
monochromous
monochromy
monochronic
monociliate

Literary usage of Monochromator

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Manual of Petrographic Methods by Albert Johannsen (1918)
"Dispersed White Light Produced by a monochromator.—The purest monochromatic light that can be produced is that derived from the dispersion of white light. ..."

2. Manual of Petrographic Methods by Albert Johannsen (1918)
"Dispersed White Light Produced by a monochromator.—The purest monochromatic light that can be produced is that derived from the dispersion of white light. ..."

3. Manual of Petrographic Methods by Albert Johannsen (1914)
"Dispersed White Light Produced by a monochromator.—The purest monochromatic light that can be produced is that derived from the dispersion of white light. ..."

4. Biographical Memoirs by National Academy Of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences Staff, Caroline K. McEuen (1980)
"A germanium bent-crystal monochromator for nuclear spectroscopy. Nucl. Instrum. ... Nuclear resonance excitation using a diffraction monochromator. Phys. ..."

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