monochromator

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌmɒnəʊˈkrəʊmeɪtə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mon′ə krō′mā tər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mon•o•chro•ma•tor  (mon′ə krō′mā tər),USA pronunciation n. [Optics.]
  1. Opticsa spectroscope with a slit that can be moved across the spectrum for viewing individual spectral bands. Also called mon′ochromat′ic illu′minator. 
  • monochromat(ic) + (illuminat)or 1905–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
monochromator /ˌmɒnəʊˈkrəʊmeɪtə/ n
  1. a device that isolates a single wavelength of radiation

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