interferometer
Meanings
Plural: interferometers
Noun
- any measuring instrument that uses interference patterns to make accurate measurements of waves
- 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 measurements.
Origin / Etymology
From interfer(e) + -o- + -meter.
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