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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Only without the spark plugs. Ingredients of life After micro-lightnings started jumping between droplets in a mixture of gases similar to that used by Miller and Urey, the team examined their chemical composition with a mass spectrometer.
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Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
These could include rovers outfitted with leading-edge cameras, spectrometers and lasers, along with helicopters that could overfly and map the lava tubes that might shelter future habitats.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Athena also was funded in large part by NASA's CLPS program, which agreed to pay the company $62.5 million to carry a sophisticated drill and mass spectrometer to the moon.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2025
The Athena lander will deploy drills, a mass spectrometer – a chemical analysis device – near the moon's south pole to search for lunar water ice.
—Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
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Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
These could include rovers outfitted with leading-edge cameras, spectrometers and lasers, along with helicopters that could overfly and map the lava tubes that might shelter future habitats.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Athena also was funded in large part by NASA's CLPS program, which agreed to pay the company $62.5 million to carry a sophisticated drill and mass spectrometer to the moon.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2025
The Athena lander will deploy drills, a mass spectrometer – a chemical analysis device – near the moon's south pole to search for lunar water ice.
—Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 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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