"spectrograph" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈspɛktɹəˌɡɹæf/ [US] Forms: spectrographs [plural]
Etymology: From spectro- + -graph. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|spectro|graph}} spectro- + -graph Head templates: {{en-noun}} spectrograph (plural spectrographs)
  1. A machine for recording spectra, producing spectrograms. Synonyms: quantometer Derived forms: mass spectrograph Related terms: spectrographic, spectrography Translations (machine for recording spectra): spectrograaf [masculine] (Dutch), spektrografi (Finnish), speictreagraf [masculine] (Irish), spektrograf (Zazaki)

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