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interferometric

  • a word derived from interferometer.
    interferometer
    noun
    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.

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The study relied heavily on advanced imaging tools developed at Janelia, including iPALM, an interferometric technique capable of resolving structures at the nanometer scale.

From Science Daily Apr. 1, 2026

The precise interferometric data that led to the detection of gravitational waves would be unintelligible if not based on Einstein’s general theory of relativity.

From Scientific American Nov. 16, 2022

To do the actual measurements, we rented a Michelson-Fabry-Pérot laser interferometric stadiometer from CERN, a device capable of measuring the littleness of each little woman in each Little Women to subatomic accuracy.

From Slate Dec. 29, 2019

In addition, a dedicated interferometric array was built on Mt.

From Textbooks Oct. 13, 2016

Weiss insists the concept of an interferometric detector was already “floating around.”

From Science Magazine Aug. 4, 2016

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