spectrograph

[ spek-truh-graf, -grahf ]

/ ˈspɛk trəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

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noun

a spectroscope for photographing or producing a representation of a spectrum.

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Origin of spectrograph

First recorded in 1880–85; spectro- + -graph

OTHER WORDS FROM spectrograph

spec·trog·ra·pher

[spek-trog-ruh-fer], /spɛkˈtrɒg rə fər/, nounspec·tro·graph·ic

[spek-truh-graf-ik], /ˌspɛk trəˈgræf ɪk/, adjectivespec·tro·graph·i·cal·ly, adverbspec·trog·ra·phy, noun

Words nearby spectrograph

spectrochemical, spectrochemistry, spectrocolorimetry, spectrofluorimeter, spectrogram, spectrograph, spectrography, spectroheliogram, spectroheliograph, spectrohelioscope, spectrology

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How to use spectrograph in a sentence

The shades and blends between "Yep" and "Ye-oh" alone are sufficient to put a spectrograph of the sun to shame.
Across America by Motor-cycle|C. K. Shepherd
Page 230: spectrograph was misprinted as spectograph; corrected here.
The Popular Science Monthly, July, 1900|Various
I don't know how successfully we can get a spectrograph of the comet, but it's worth an attempt.
The Year When Stardust Fell|Raymond F. Jones

British Dictionary definitions for spectrograph

spectrograph

/ (ˈspɛktrəʊˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /

noun

a spectroscope or spectrometer that produces a photographic record (spectrogram) of a spectrumSee also sound spectrograph

Derived forms of spectrograph

spectrographic, adjectivespectrographically, adverbspectrography, noun

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Scientific definitions for spectrograph

spectrograph

[ spĕk′trə-grăf′ ]

A photograph or computer image of a spectrum produced by a spectroscope. Also called spectrogram See spectroscope.