Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dispersometer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-per-some-ter
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device that measures optical dispersion.

Example Sentences

"We describe a simple experimental method for determining the broadening efficiencies, mᵢ, of nonresonant foreign gas using a microwave dispersometer (differential refractometer).⁹ The measurements are made in two steps."

Etymology

From disperse + -o- + -meter.

Inflected Forms

dispersometers (plural)

Questions

What does dispersometer mean?: A device that measures optical dispersion.
Where does dispersometer come from?: From disperse + -o- + -meter.

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