Spectrometer - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Spectrometer :  (noun)

1: spectroscope for obtaining a mass spectrum by deflecting ions into a thin slit and measuring the ion current with an electrometer [syn: mass spectrometer]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Spectrometer : \Spec*trom"e*ter\, n. [Spectrum _ -meter.] (Physics) A spectroscope fitted for measurements of the luminious spectra observed with it.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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