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Interferometer
Meaning
Noun
●
In Measuring instruments & 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
measure
ments.
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Origin
interferometer
English
-ometer
English
interfere
English
entreferir
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
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