spectrometer

From spectro- + -meter.

• enPR: spĕk-trŏm′ĭ-tər
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /spɛkˈtɹɒm.ɪ.tə/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /spɛkˈtɹɑm.ɪ.təɹ/

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• (Canada) IPA^(key): /spɛkˈtɹɒm.ɪ.təɹ/
• (General 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

spectrometer (plural spectrometers)

2. (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.

From spectro- +‎ meter.

• IPA^(key): /spɛkˈtroː.meː.tər/

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• Rhymes: -oːmeːtər
• Hyphenation: spec‧tro‧me‧ter

spectrometer m (plural spectrometers, diminutive spectrometertje n)

2. (analytical chemistry) spectrometer (instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances)

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