Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

michelson interferometer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables: michel-son in-ter-fer-om-e-ter
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

7

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An optical interferometer that uses a beam splitter to split a light source into two arms, each of which is reflected back toward the beam splitter which then combines their amplitudes using the superposition principle. The resulting interference pattern is typically directed to a photoelectric detector or camera.

Etymology

Invented by Albert Abraham Michelson.

Inflected Forms

Michelson interferometers (plural)

Questions

What does michelson interferometer mean?: An optical interferometer that uses a beam splitter to split a light source into two arms, each of which is reflected back toward the beam splitter which then combines their amplitudes using the superposition principle. The resulting interference pattern is typically directed to a photoelectric detector or camera.
Where does michelson interferometer come from?: Invented by Albert Abraham Michelson.

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