spectrometer
pronunciation
How to pronounce spectrometer in British English:
UK [spekˈtrɒmɪtə(r)]
How to pronounce spectrometer in American English:
US [spekˈtrɑmɪtə(r)]
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- Noun:
- spectroscope for obtaining a mass spectrum by deflecting ions into a thin slit and measuring the ion current with an electrometer
Word Origin
- spectrometer (n.)
- 1863, from German Spectrometer (Moritz Meyerstein, 1863); see spectro- + -meter.
Example
- 1. Tinetti used the near infrared camera and multi-object spectrometer ( nicmos ) onboard the hubble space telescope .
- 2. One is a spectrometer that measures sunlight reflected from the earth 's surface .
- 3. Omi is a spectrometer , built for the nasa satellite by scientists in denmark and finland , that measures the amount of sunlight scattered by earth 's atmosphere and surface .
- 4. The instruments on the global hawk rival those found in nasa 's tropical weather satellites . The sounding radiometer can also work as a spectrometer .
- 5. Australian researchers have discovered that envisat 's medium resolution imaging spectrometer ( meris ) sensor can detect coral bleaching down to 10m deep .