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interferometer

Syllabification: (in·ter·fer·om·e·ter)

Definition of interferometer

noun

Physics
  • an instrument in which wave interference is employed to make precise measurements of length of displacement in terms of the wavelength.

Derivatives

interferometric


adjective

interferometrically

adverb

interferometry

Pronunciation: /-trē/

noun

interferometer in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of interferometer in the British & World English dictionary