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 Clipper is equipped with spectrometers, a dust analyzer, a thermal camera, instruments for measuring a magnetic field and gravity, and a radar.
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Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
When the sensor readings were subsequently analyzed, they were found to closely match readings which were obtained over the same period by people using handheld spectrometers.
—New Atlas, 27 Nov. 2024
How Return to Vendor will handle returns, on the other hand, is still being mapped out beyond the use of a state-of-the-art spectrometer at one of Wearable Collections’ sorting partners in New Jersey to identify RTV nylon.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
To carry out a thorough investigation, Europa Clipper is outfitted with cameras and spectrometers to capture high-resolution images and create maps of the moon’s surface and thin atmosphere.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
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Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
When the sensor readings were subsequently analyzed, they were found to closely match readings which were obtained over the same period by people using handheld spectrometers.
—New Atlas, 27 Nov. 2024
How Return to Vendor will handle returns, on the other hand, is still being mapped out beyond the use of a state-of-the-art spectrometer at one of Wearable Collections’ sorting partners in New Jersey to identify RTV nylon.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
To carry out a thorough investigation, Europa Clipper is outfitted with cameras and spectrometers to capture high-resolution images and create maps of the moon’s surface and thin atmosphere.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Oct. 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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