Definition of Spectrometer

1. Noun. Spectroscope for obtaining a mass spectrum by deflecting ions into a thin slit and measuring the ion current with an electrometer.

Exact synonyms: Mass Spectrometer
Specialized synonyms: Mass Spectrograph
Generic synonyms: Prism Spectroscope, Spectroscope
Derivative terms: Spectrometric

Definition of Spectrometer

1. n. A spectroscope fitted for measurements of the luminious spectra observed with it.

Definition of Spectrometer

1. Noun. (analytical chemistry) 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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Spectrometer

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Spectrometer

1. A spectroscope fitted for measurements of the luminious spectra observed with it. Origin: Spectrum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spectrometer

spectrography
spectroheliogram
spectroheliograms
spectroheliograph
spectroheliographs
spectroheliokinematograph
spectroheliokinematographs
spectrohelioscope
spectrohelioscopes
spectrolite
spectrolites
spectrological
spectrology
spectromagnetograph
spectromagnetographs
spectrometer (current term)
spectrometers
spectrometre
spectrometres
spectrometric
spectrometries
spectrometrist
spectrometrists
spectrometry
spectromicroscopy
spectrophobia
spectrophotofluorimetry
spectrophotography
spectrophotometer
spectrophotometers

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