Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French spectromètre. By surface analysis, spektro- +‎ metr. First attested in 1867.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /spɛkˈtrɔ.mɛtr/
  • Rhymes: -ɔmɛtr
  • Syllabification: spek‧tro‧metr

Noun

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spektrometr m inan

  1. (analytical chemistry) spectrometer (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)
    Synonym: spektroskop

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Wojciech E Urbański (1867) Fizyka umiejętna ze stanowiska najnowszych poglądów i odkryć (in Polish), volume 2, page 374

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