spectrograph
pronunciation
How to pronounce spectrograph in British English:
UK ['spektrəgrɑ:f]
How to pronounce spectrograph in American English:
US ['spektrəˌgrɑf]
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- Noun:
- a spectroscope by which spectra can be photographed
- a photographic record of a spectrum
Word Origin
- spectrograph (n.)
- 1876, from spectro- + -graph "instrument for recording; something written." Related: Spectrographic; spectrography.
Example
- 1. Is the spectrograph ready , agent farnsworth ?
- 2. Relating to or employing a spectrograph .
- 3. A spectrograph device can use the near-infrared light bouncing off an apple to show evidence of damage . The ultraviolet light can show contaminants .
- 4. The space telescope imaging spectrograph , repaired in may , offers details on chemical elements dispatched from eta carinae .
- 5. The spectrograph will also be used to investigate the structure and composition of matter concentrated in the " cosmic web " - long , narrow filaments of galaxies and intergalactic gas separated by huge voids .