slit
verb (used with object)
to cut apart or open along a line; make a long cut, fissure, or opening in.
slitless
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a word derived from
slit.
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
