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mass spectroscope

American  

noun

Physics.

  1. an instrument used to determine the masses of small, electrically charged particles.

mass spectroscope Scientific  

  1. See under spectroscope

Other Word Forms

  • mass spectroscopy noun

Etymology

Origin of mass spectroscope

First recorded in 1955–60

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