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spectromètre — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • spectrometer noun A scientific instrument that measures how a substance absorbs or emits light across different wavelengths, used to identify what the substance is made of.

Senses

spectromètre is used for these senses in English:

  • spectrometer (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.
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