"interferometer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: interferometers [plural]
Etymology: From interfer(e) + -o- + -meter. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|interfere|-o-|-meter|alt1=interfer(e)}} interfer(e) + -o- + -meter Head templates: {{en-noun}} interferometer (plural interferometers)
  1. (physics) Any of several instruments that use the interference of waves to determine wavelengths and wave velocities, determine refractive indices, measure small distances, temperature changes, stresses, and many other useful measurements. Categories (topical): Measuring instruments, Physics Related terms: interferometric, interferometrically, interferometry Translations (instrument): interferometro (Basque), interferomezurilo (Esperanto), interferometro (Esperanto), interféromètre [masculine] (French), Interferometer [masculine] (German), trasnamhéadar [masculine] (Irish), interferometro [masculine] (Italian), 干渉計 (kanshōkei) (Japanese), interferometer (Malay), interferometr [masculine] (Polish), interferómetro [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), интерферометр (interferometr) [masculine] (Russian), interferómetro [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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