spectrograph

spectrograph
An instrument used in spectography.
- mass s. an instrument that subjects charged and accelerated ions (atomic or molecular) to a magnetic field that imparts a curved path that differs for each mass-to-charge ratio, thus separating individual species; used in detecting and assaying isotopic ratios and in molecular structure determinations.

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spec·tro·graph -.graf n an instrument for dispersing radiation (as electromagnetic radiation or sound waves) into a spectrum and photographing or mapping the spectrum
spec·tro·graph·ic .spek-t(r)ə-'graf-ik adj
spec·tro·graph·i·cal·ly -i-k(ə-)lē adv
spec·trog·ra·phy spek-'träg-rə-fē n, pl -phies

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n.
an instrument (a spectrometer or spectroscope) that produces a photographic record (spectrogram) of the intensity and wavelength of electromagnetic radiations.

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spec·tro·graph (spekґtro-graf) [spectro- + -graph] an instrument for photographing spectra on a sensitive photographic plate.

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