spectrophotometer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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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 *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- 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 photometer English spectrophotometer From spectro- + photometer.
Meanings
- An instrument used to measure the intensity of electromagnetic radiation at different wavelengths.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| spectrophotometers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
biospectrophotometer · microspectrophotometer · nanospectrophotometer · fluorospectrophotometer
Relateds
spectrophotometry · spectrophotometric · spectrometer
Translations (10)
fr spectrophotomètre (instrument used to measure the intensity of electromagnetic radiation at different wavelengths) · ru спектрофотометр (instrument used to measure the intensity of electromagnetic radiation at different wavelengths) · el φασματοφωτόμετρο (instrument used to measure the intensity of electromagnetic radiation at different wavelengths) · tl balngawsugasukat (instrument used to measure the intensity of electromagnetic radiation at different wavelengths) · ka სპექტროფოტომეტრი (instrument used to measure the intensity of electromagnetic radiation at different wavelengths) · it spettrofotometro (instrument used to measure the intensity of electromagnetic radiation at different wavelengths) · pt espectrofotômetro (instrument used to measure the intensity of electromagnetic radiation at different wavelengths) · ms spektrofotometer (instrument used to measure the intensity of electromagnetic radiation at different wavelengths) · ga speictreafótaiméadar (instrument used to measure the intensity of electromagnetic radiation at different wavelengths) · fi spektrofotometri (instrument used to measure the intensity of electromagnetic radiation at different wavelengths)