spectrometer

A scientific instrument used to measure the properties of light or other electromagnetic radiation over a specific range of the spectrum, often by deflecting ions into a thin slit and measuring the ion current with an electrometer.

• 🇪🇸Instrumento científico que mide las propiedades de la luz u otra radiación electromagnética en un rango del espectro, a menudo separando sus componentes según su longitud de onda o masa para analizar su composición.

1. Scientific instrument C1 formal scientific

   An instrument used to measure properties of light over a specific portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, typically used in spectroscopic analysis to identify materials.

   • The chemist used a spectrometer to analyze the composition of the sample.
   • Modern spectrometers can detect trace elements in a substance.
   • The data from the spectrometer confirmed the presence of the compound.

   🇪🇸Espectrómetro

   Sinónimos: spectrographspectroscope

• spectrometers plural form
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• spectrometer's possessive singular form