spectrophone

noun — 2 senses

spectrophone

noun

Etymology From spectro- + -phone.

1

An instrument constructed on the principle of the photophone and used in spectrum analysis as an adjunct to the spectroscope.

2

Natural sciences, Physical sciences, 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

Derived terms
spectrophonic

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