spectrometer
noun
spec·trom·e·ter
spek-ˈträ-mə-tər 
1
: an instrument used for measuring wavelengths of light spectra
2
: any of various analytical instruments in which an emission (as of particles or radiation) is dispersed according to some property (such as mass or energy) of the emission and the amount of dispersion is measured
nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer
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The spectrometer, valued at over $600,000, was on the list and required a license from the Bureau of Industry and Security, an arm of the U.S. Department of Commerce, for export to Russia.
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David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 4 July 2024
Observing spacecraft’s Hyperion spectrometer at the leak.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
But recent infrared spectrometer analysis by scientists affiliated with the Art Institute of Chicago revealed that the polymer was actually cellulose nitrate, one of the plastics that can release harmful gaseous acids.
—Sarah Everts, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2016
One of the two mass spectrometers on the spacecraft, the SUrface Dust Analyzer, is designed for single ice grain analysis.
—Fabian Klenner, JSTOR Daily, 13 June 2024
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David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 4 July 2024
Observing spacecraft’s Hyperion spectrometer at the leak.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
But recent infrared spectrometer analysis by scientists affiliated with the Art Institute of Chicago revealed that the polymer was actually cellulose nitrate, one of the plastics that can release harmful gaseous acids.
—Sarah Everts, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2016
One of the two mass spectrometers on the spacecraft, the SUrface Dust Analyzer, is designed for single ice grain analysis.
—Fabian Klenner, JSTOR Daily, 13 June 2024
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spectrometer
noun
spec·trom·e·ter
spek-ˈträm-ət-ər
1
: an instrument for producing a spectrum
2
: an instrument that spreads particles or radiation into an ordered sequence (as by mass or energy)
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spectrometer
noun
spec·trom·e·ter
spek-ˈträm-ət-ər
1
: an instrument used for measuring wavelengths of light spectra
2
: any of various analytical instruments in which an emission (as of particles or radiation) is dispersed according to some property (as mass or energy) of the emission and the amount of dispersion is measured
nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer
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