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spectrometer

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spec·trom·e·ter (spk-trm-tr)
n.
A spectroscope equipped with scales for measuring wavelengths or indexes of refraction.

spectro·metric (-tr-mtrk) adj.

spectrometer
[spektrom′ətər]
Etymology: L, spectrum, image; Gk, metron, measure
an instrument for measuring wavelengths of rays of a spectrum, the deviation of refracted rays, and the angles between faces of a prism. See also mass spectrometer, Mössbauer spectrometer.

spectrometer 
An instrument for making measurements of the angle of a prism and the index of refraction. It consists of a collimator, an astronomical telescope, a table for carrying a prism and a graduated circle.


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