interferometer
English
editEtymology
editFrom interfer(e) + -o- + -meter.
Noun
editinterferometer (plural interferometers)
- (physics) any of several instruments that use the interference of waves to determine wavelengths and wave velocities, determine refractive indices, measure small distances, temperature changes, stresses, and many other useful measurements.
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