spectrometer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /spekˈtɹɔm.ə.tɐ/ (New-Zealand)
- /spɛkˈtɹɑm.ɪ.təɹ/ (Canada, General-American)
- /spɛkˈtɹɒm.ɪ.təɹ/ (Canada)
- /spɛkˈtɹɔm.ɪ.təɹ/ (Scotland)
- /spekˈtɹɔm.ɪ.tə/ (Australia)
- (US) audio
- spĕk-trŏm′ĭ-tər
- /spɛkˈtɹɒm.ɪ.tə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Italic *spekjō Latin speciō Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Italic *-trom Latin -trum Latin spectrumbor. English spectrum English spectro- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English spectrometer From spectro- + -meter.
Meanings
- (qualifier: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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| spectrometers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
radiospectrometer · fluorospectrometer · mass spectrometer · hyperspectrometer · scintillation spectrometer · microspectrometer · minispectrometer · photospectrometer · X-ray spectrometer
Relateds
Translations (29)
ru спектро́метр (instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances) · ko 분광기 (instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances) · ro spectrometru (instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances) · it spettroscopio (instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances) · pt espectrómetro (instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances) · pl spektrometr (instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances) · nl spectrometer (instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances) · fi spektrometri (instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances) · fa طیفسنج (instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances) · pt espetrómetro (instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances) · ca espectròmetre (instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances) · bn বর্ণালীমাপক (instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances) · cs spektrometr (instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances) · ja 分光計 (instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances) · it spettrometro (instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances) · nb spektrometer (instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances) · cmn 光譜儀 /光谱仪 (instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances) · ar مِطْيَاف (instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances) · nb spektrometer (instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances) · kn ರೋಹಿತ ಮಾಪಕ (instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances) · pt espectrômetro (instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances) · tl balngawsukat (instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances) · tr spektrometre (instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances) · hi वर्णक्रममापी (instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances) · ms spektrometer (instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances) · fr spectromètre (instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances) · cs vidmoměr (instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances) · es espectrómetro (instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances) · de Spektrometer (instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances)