ellipsometer

ellipsometer

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English ellipse
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
Latin -o-bor.
English -o-
Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-trom
Proto-Hellenic *-tron
Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron)
Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)der.
English -meter
English ellipsometer

    From ellipse + -o- + -meter.

    Noun

    ellipsometer (plural ellipsometers)

    1. an instrument that uses polarized light to investigate the surface layers of semiconductor wafers etc. Used in ellipsometry.
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