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espectrómetro
nounmasculinetechnicaluncommon/ʃpɛktɾuˈmɛtɾu/es·pec·tró·me·tro
Definition
1An instrument used to measure properties of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) as a function of its wavelength, decomposing it into a spectrum, used in chemical and physical analysis.
Usage examples
“The mass spectrometer allowed the identification of the elements present in the sample.”
“Astronomers use spectrometers to analyze starlight.”