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monochromator

[ mon-uh-kroh-mey-ter ]
/ ˌmɒn əˈkroʊ meɪ tər /
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noun Optics.
a spectroscope with a slit that can be moved across the spectrum for viewing individual spectral bands.
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Also called monochromatic illuminator.

Origin of monochromator

First recorded in 1905–10; monochromat(ic) + (illuminat)or

Words nearby monochromator

monochord, monochroic, monochromat, monochromatic, monochromatism, monochromator, monochrome, monocle, monoclinal, monocline, monoclinic
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British Dictionary definitions for monochromator

monochromator
/ (ˌmɒnəʊˈkrəʊmeɪtə) /
noun
physics a device that isolates a single wavelength of radiation
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