spectrograph
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9.2
- noun
- /ˈspɛktrəˌgræf/
- Specialized
:
espectrograma
- Starlight is sent through a spectrograph where it spreads out like a rainbow.
Examples
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This is a spectrograph of our own explosion when the magma came to the surface.
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This is a spectrograph of a normal atomic explosion.
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Images should show women at the telescope, computer, blackboard, spectrograph, etc.
Academic text (1991) -
And then finally, the one that I'm most interested in is we get to look at the spectrographs of atmospheres, of exoplanets.
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In 1889, Vogel's spectrograph proved what had long been suspected: Algol is an eclipsing binary system.
Academic text (1990) -
Lacey used a small telescope coupled to a spectrograph via an optical fiber developed at Ames and was wearing a video headset display to help point the instrument.
Academic text (2001) -
And here's Vesto Melvin Slifer at the Lowell Observatory with a spectrograph measuring the light from galaxies.
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The astronomer analyzed the light captured by the spectrograph to identify the elements present in the distant star.
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Using a spectrograph, scientists were able to observe the unique spectrum of the comet's tail as it approached the sun.
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The spectrograph revealed distinct patterns in the light emitted from the heated gas, indicating its chemical composition.
Synonyms
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8.3
A picture that shows how loud high and low sounds are over time
Compounds
- Specialized
A machine that separates tiny charged parts of atoms by mass and shows them on a graph
Surface Forms
Morphology
spectrograph = spectro + graph
The form suggests a spectrum-related visual record, but the precise technical meaning remains specialized and only partly recoverable from the morphemes alone.
Etymology
Spectrograph can also mean the picture or record produced by that machine, and the name comes from spectrum ('a range of light or colors') plus graph ('a drawing or record'), like in photograph. So a spectrograph is the recorded image that shows the different lines or colors from a light source.