Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orbitrap

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
or-bi-trap
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mass analyzer consisting of an outer barrel-like electrode and a coaxial inner spindle-like electrode that traps ions in an orbital motion around the spindle. The image current from the trapped ions is detected and converted to a mass spectrum using the Fourier transform of the frequency signal.

Etymology

Blend of orbit + trap.

Inflected Forms

orbitraps (plural)

Questions

What does orbitrap mean?
A mass analyzer consisting of an outer barrel-like electrode and a coaxial inner spindle-like electrode that traps ions in an orbital motion around the spindle. The image current from the trapped ions is detected and converted to a mass spectrum using the Fourier transform of the frequency signal.
Where does orbitrap come from?
Blend of orbit + trap.

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