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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Canceling the tracker layer upgrade to the spectrometer would also not be catastrophic.
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Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 7 May 2025
It was packed with a variety of astronomical instruments, from temperature and pressure sensors to radio transmitters and a gamma-ray spectrometer.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 5 May 2025
The lab says the imaging spectrometer aboard the satellite measures hundreds of wavelengths of light that are reflected by the Earth’s surface.
—Rob Nikolewski, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
The spectrometer, the Optical Sensing of Plasmas in the Reentry Environment (OSPREE) sensor, is expected to provide the first-ever in situ optical emission measurements of the reentry environment past Mach 15, according to Varda.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2025
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Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 7 May 2025
It was packed with a variety of astronomical instruments, from temperature and pressure sensors to radio transmitters and a gamma-ray spectrometer.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 5 May 2025
The lab says the imaging spectrometer aboard the satellite measures hundreds of wavelengths of light that are reflected by the Earth’s surface.
—Rob Nikolewski, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
The spectrometer, the Optical Sensing of Plasmas in the Reentry Environment (OSPREE) sensor, is expected to provide the first-ever in situ optical emission measurements of the reentry environment past Mach 15, according to Varda.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Spectrometer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spectrometer. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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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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