spectrometer

== English == === Etymology === From spectro- + -meter. === Pronunciation === enPR: spĕk-trŏm′ĭ-tər (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /spɛkˈtɹɒm.ɪ.tə/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /spɛkˈtɹɑm.ɪ.təɹ/ (Canada) IPA(key): /spɛkˈtɹɒm.ɪ.təɹ/ (Australian) IPA(key): /spekˈtɹɔm.ɪ.tə/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /spekˈtɹɔm.ə.tɐ/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /spɛkˈtɹɔm.ɪ.təɹ/ Rhymes: -ɒmɪtə(ɹ) Hyphenation: spec‧trom‧e‧ter === Noun === spectrometer (plural spectrometers) (analytical chemistry) An optical instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances; typically it will plot a graph of absorption versus wavelength or frequency, and the patterns produced are used to identify the substances present, and their internal structure. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Dutch == === Etymology === From spectro- +‎ meter. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /spɛkˈtroː.meː.tər/ Rhymes: -oːmeːtər Hyphenation: spec‧tro‧me‧ter === Noun === spectrometer m (plural spectrometers, diminutive spectrometertje n) (analytical chemistry) spectrometer (instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances) ==== Related terms ==== spectrograaf