interferometer

Noun

Meaning

any measuring instrument that uses interference patterns to make accurate measurements of waves

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

balance clock meter indicator galvanometer odometer refractometer squid radiometer pluviometer dynamometer densitometer bathometer rheometer heliometer
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Hypernyms

measuring device measuring instrument measuring system

Related terms

interferometry interferometric interferometrically

Phrases with the word

acoustic interferometer Fizeau interferometer intensity interferometer Mach-Zehnde interferometer Michelson stellar interferometer shearing interferometer

Examples

A beam of infrared light is produced, passed through an interferometer (not shown), and then split into two separate beams. Source: Internet

Acoustic interferometry An acoustic interferometer is an instrument for measuring the physical characteristics of sound wave in a gas or liquid. Source: Internet

A detailed discussion of the interferometer and its use for determining the speed of light can be found in citation A coherent beam of light (e.g. from a laser ), with a known frequency (f), is split to follow two paths and then recombined. Source: Internet

A moving mirror inside the apparatus alters the distribution of infrared light that passes through the interferometer. Source: Internet

A Michelson interferometer, where light from a is split at b, bounces off the mirrors at d and c, us recombined at q and then observed at e. Source: Internet

Extracting the spectrum The intensity as a function of the path length difference (also denoted as retardation) in the interferometer and wavenumber is Peter Atkins, Julio De Paula. 2006. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

interferogenic interferogram interferome interferometric interferometrical interferometrically