MONOCHROMATOR


Meaning of MONOCHROMATOR in English

/mon'euh kroh"may teuhr/ , n. Optics.

a spectroscope with a slit that can be moved across the spectrum for viewing individual spectral bands. Also called monochromatic illuminator .

[ 1905-10; MONOCHROMAT(IC) + (ILLUMINAT)OR ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .