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interferometer

/ˌɪntɚfɚˈɑmətɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.50 in modern English

Syllables
in-ter-fer-om-e-ter
IPA
/ˌɪntɚfɚˈɑmətɚ/
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

Etymology tree English interfer(e) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English interferometer From interfer(e) + -o- + -meter.

Inflected Forms

interferometers (plural)

Derived Forms

astrointerferometer

Phrases

acoustic interferometer Fizeau interferometer intensity interferometer Jamin interferometer Mach-Zehnde interferometer Mach-Zehnder interferometer Michelson interferometer Michelson stellar interferometer

Frequently Paired Words

interferometric interferometrically interferometry

Rhymes With

thermometer kilometer spectrometer speedometer accelerometer odometer micrometer magnetometer dynamometer hydrometer anemometer hygrometer

Questions

How do you pronounce interferometer?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪntɚfɚˈɑmətɚ/.
What does interferometer mean?
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.
Where does interferometer come from?
Etymology tree English interfer(e) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English interferometer From interfer(e) + -o- + -meter.

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