"spectrophone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spectrophones [plural]
Etymology: From spectro- + -phone. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|spectro|phone}} spectro- + -phone Head templates: {{en-noun}} spectrophone (plural spectrophones)
  1. An instrument constructed on the principle of the photophone and used in spectrum analysis as an adjunct to the spectroscope.
    Sense id: en-spectrophone-en-noun-2SOIphgo
  2. (physics) An instrument that is used to investigate the vibration of polyatomic gases by measuring pressure vibrations in the gas upon radiation with infrared light Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-spectrophone-en-noun-A4hp0AH~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with spectro-, English terms suffixed with -phone, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with spectro-: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phone: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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