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Definition of spectrometer
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: an instrument used for measuring wavelengths of light spectra
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: any of various analytical instruments in which an emission (as of particles or radiation) is dispersed according to some property (such as mass or energy) of the emission and the amount of dispersion is measured
nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer
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Other Words from spectrometer
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spectrometry
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Examples of spectrometer in a Sentence
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To date an object, researchers use mass spectrometers or other instruments to determine the ratio of carbon-14 and carbon-12. — Erin Blakemore, National Geographic, "Radiocarbon helps date ancient objects鈥攂ut it's not perfect," 12 July 2019 Researchers have demonstrated optical devices such as spectrometers and polarimeters made from stacks of these flat surfaces. — Alberto Moscatelli, Scientific American, "Tiny Lenses Will Enable Design of Miniature Optical Devices," 1 July 2019 Using the spectrometer to break down the wavelengths of light hitting Europa, the spacecraft discovered water ice and a substance that seemed to be magnesium sulfate salts, similar to epsom salts used for healing purposes on Earth. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "The Yellow Part of Jupiter's Watery Moon? That's Table Salt, NASA Says," 13 June 2019 This time around, trainees may test out tools such as handheld X-ray fluorescence spectrometers (to analyze the elemental composition of rocks) and flying drones (to help scout the terrain ahead of them). — Los Angeles Times, "How NASA鈥檚 Apollo program turned military test pilots into lunar geologists," 19 July 2019 The rover's tunable laser spectrometer, called SAM, which stands for Sample Analysis at Mars, detected the largest amount of methane ever measured during its mission. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "Curiosity rover detects highest levels of methane on Mars," 24 June 2019 The Galileo spacecraft, which launched in 1989 and entered Jupiter's orbit in 1995, carried with it a infrared spectrometer. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "The Yellow Part of Jupiter's Watery Moon? That's Table Salt, NASA Says," 13 June 2019 Driving around Von K谩rm谩n, the Yutu-2 rover found material that, according to its spectrometer, looked to contain at least two minerals: low-calcium pyroxene and olivine. — National Geographic, "Chinese rover finds strange rocks that may come from deep inside the moon," 15 May 2019 It will be mounted on the end of the rover's 7-foot robotic arm, along with a laser, camera and spectrometers. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "Your child could name NASA's Mars 2020 rover," 25 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'spectrometer.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for spectrometer
spectrometer
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Medical Definition of spectrometer
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: an instrument used for measuring wavelengths of light spectra
2
: any of various analytical instruments in which an emission (as of particles or radiation) is dispersed according to some property (as mass or energy) of the emission and the amount of dispersion is measured
nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer
Other Words from spectrometer
spectrometric
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adjective
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adjective
spectrometry
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noun,
plural spectrometries
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noun,
plural spectrometries