INTERFEROMETER


Meaning of INTERFEROMETER in English

Pronunciation: ˌ in-t ə (r)-f ə - ' rä-m ə -t ə r, - ˌ fi- ' rä-

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1897

: an apparatus that utilizes the interference of waves (as of light) for precise determinations (as of distance or wavelength)

– in · ter · fer · o · met · ric \ - ˌ fir- ə - ' me-trik \ adjective

– in · ter · fer · o · met · ri · cal · ly \ -tri-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb

– in · ter · fer · om · e · try \ -f ə - ' rä-m ə -tr ē , - ˌ fi- ' rä- \ noun

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