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spectrophotometer

The definition of a spectrophotometer is an instrument used to measure the intensity of wavelengths in a spectrum of light.

(noun)

An example of spectrophotometer is how an ink manufacturer would figure out how much of one color is present in an ink.

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See spectrophotometer in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

an instrument used for measuring the transmission or reflection of light by comparing various wavelengths of the light

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See spectrophotometer in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
An instrument used to determine the intensity of various wavelengths in a spectrum of light.

Related Forms:

  • specˌtro·phoˌto·metˈric (-fōˌtə-mĕtˈrĭk) adjective
  • specˌtro·pho·tomˈe·try noun

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