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slitless
Derived word form of slit

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Now, Webb has completely revolutionized the search for galaxy neighborhoods because of an instrument called a wide-field slitless spectrograph.

From Salon • Sep. 12, 2023

The team’s next steps will include aligning instruments including the near-infrared spectrograph, mid-infrared instrument, near infrared imager and slitless spectrograph.

From The Verge • Mar. 16, 2022

When this nebula is observed with a slitless spectrograph the hydrogen and nebulium components are seen as circular discs, but the hydrogen discs are larger than the nebulium discs.

From Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 by Anonymous

The English photographs of the corona, taken with a slitless spectroscope, show the hydrogen lines as well as K and f.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various