interferometer
pronunciation
How to pronounce interferometer in British English:
UK [ˌɪntəfɪəˈrɒmɪtə]
How to pronounce interferometer in American English:
US [ˌɪntərfəˈrɑmətər]
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- Noun:
- any measuring instrument that uses interference patterns to make accurate measurements of waves
Word Origin
- interferometer (n.)
- "instrument for measuring the interference of light waves," 1897, a hybrid from interfere + meter (3).
Example
- 1. The absolute rotation measurement of atom interferometer by phase modulation .
- 2. Double frequency laser interferometer standard installment evaluation and expression of uncertainty in measurement .
- 3. Another interferometer with arms of the same length is under construction at kamioka in japan .
- 4. Both the applications and configurations of the fabry-perot interferometer are numerous indeed .
- 5. A scheme for implementing geometric quantum computation in a decoherence-free subspace via superconducting quantum interferometer is proposed .