interferometer

[ in-ter-fuh-rom-i-ter ]

/ ˌɪn tər fəˈrɒm ɪ tər /

noun

Optics. a device that separates a beam of light into two ray beams, usually by means of reflection, and that brings the rays together to produce interference, used to measure wavelength, index of refraction, and astronomical distances.

Astronomy. an instrument for measuring the angular separation of double stars or the diameter of giant stars by means of the interference phenomena of light emitted by these stars.

Origin of interferometer

First recorded in 1895–1900; interfere + -o- + -meter

OTHER WORDS FROM interferometer

in·ter·fer·o·met·ric

[in-ter-feer-uh-me-trik], /ˌɪn tərˌfɪər əˈmɛ trɪk/, adjectivein·ter·fer·o·met·ri·cal·ly, adverbin·ter·fer·om·e·try, noun

Words nearby interferometer

interference fit, interference microscope, interference pattern, interferential, interferogram, interferometer, interferon, interfertile, interfibrillar, interfile, interfilling

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Example sentences from the Web for interferometer

The resolving power of the interferometer is found to be somewhat more than double that of a telescope of the same aperture.
Astronomy|David Todd
Many diverse applications of the interferometer have been developed, as, for example, in thermometry.
Inventors at Work|George Iles
By applying the interferometer method to Capella, arc distances of much less than one-twentieth of a second of arc were measured.
Astronomy|David Todd
In the interferometer the approach of the small ball to the large one produced a displacement of seven whole fringes.
Inventors at Work|George Iles

The interferometer has much refined the indications of the balance.
Inventors at Work|George Iles

British Dictionary definitions for interferometer

interferometer

/ (ˌɪntəfəˈrɒmɪtə) /

noun

physics any acoustic, optical, or microwave instrument that uses interference patterns or fringes to make accurate measurements of wavelength, wave velocity, distance, etc

astronomy a radio or optical array consisting of two or more telescopes separated by a known distance and connected so that the radiation from a source in space undergoes interference, enabling the source to be imaged or the position of the source to be accurately determined

Derived forms of interferometer

interferometric (ˌɪntəˌfɛrəˈmɛtrɪk), adjectiveinterferometrically, adverbinterferometry, noun

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Scientific definitions for interferometer

interferometer

[ ĭn′tər-fə-rŏm′ĭ-tər ]

Any of several optical, acoustic, or radio frequency instruments that use interference phenomena between a reference wave and an experimental wave or between two parts of an experimental wave to determine wavelengths and wave velocities, measure very small distances and thicknesses, and calculate indices of refraction.

单词	interferometer
释义	interferometer [ in-ter-fuh-rom-i-ter ] / ˌɪn tər fəˈrɒm ɪ tər / noun Optics. a device that separates a beam of light into two ray beams, usually by means of reflection, and that brings the rays together to produce interference, used to measure wavelength, index of refraction, and astronomical distances. Astronomy. an instrument for measuring the angular separation of double stars or the diameter of giant stars by means of the interference phenomena of light emitted by these stars. Origin of interferometer First recorded in 1895–1900; interfere + -o- + -meter OTHER WORDS FROM interferometer in·ter·fer·o·met·ric [in-ter-feer-uh-me-trik], /ˌɪn tərˌfɪər əˈmɛ trɪk/, adjectivein·ter·fer·o·met·ri·cal·ly, adverbin·ter·fer·om·e·try, noun Words nearby interferometer interference fit, interference microscope, interference pattern, interferential, interferogram, interferometer, interferon, interfertile, interfibrillar, interfile, interfilling Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for interferometer The resolving power of the interferometer is found to be somewhat more than double that of a telescope of the same aperture. Astronomy\|David Todd Many diverse applications of the interferometer have been developed, as, for example, in thermometry. Inventors at Work\|George Iles By applying the interferometer method to Capella, arc distances of much less than one-twentieth of a second of arc were measured. Astronomy\|David Todd In the interferometer the approach of the small ball to the large one produced a displacement of seven whole fringes. Inventors at Work\|George Iles The interferometer has much refined the indications of the balance. Inventors at Work\|George Iles British Dictionary definitions for interferometer interferometer / (ˌɪntəfəˈrɒmɪtə) / noun physics any acoustic, optical, or microwave instrument that uses interference patterns or fringes to make accurate measurements of wavelength, wave velocity, distance, etc astronomy a radio or optical array consisting of two or more telescopes separated by a known distance and connected so that the radiation from a source in space undergoes interference, enabling the source to be imaged or the position of the source to be accurately determined Derived forms of interferometer interferometric (ˌɪntəˌfɛrəˈmɛtrɪk), adjectiveinterferometrically, adverbinterferometry, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for interferometer interferometer [ ĭn′tər-fə-rŏm′ĭ-tər ] Any of several optical, acoustic, or radio frequency instruments that use interference phenomena between a reference wave and an experimental wave or between two parts of an experimental wave to determine wavelengths and wave velocities, measure very small distances and thicknesses, and calculate indices of refraction. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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