spectrograph
nounUS /ˈspɛktɹəˌɡɹæf/
Etymology From spectro- + -graph.
1
A machine for recording spectra, producing spectrograms.
- Diesel maintenance schedules are benefiting from work done on the magnificent Hilger & Watts electronic spectrograph for oil analysis, which detects minute quantities of metals in samples of used lubricating oil; […].1960 June, “Talking of Trains: New B.R. research laboratory”, in Trains Illustrated, page 329:
- Synonyms
- quantometer
- Derived terms
- mass spectrograph, radiospectrograph, telespectrograph
- Related terms
- spectrographic, spectrography