spectrograph
/ˈspɛktɹəˌɡɹæf/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A machine for recording spectra, producing spectrograms.
Example Sentences
- "Diesel maintenance schedules are benefiting from work done on the magnificent Hilger & Watts electronic spectrograph for oil analysis, which detects minute quantities of metals in samples of used lubricating oil; […]."
Etymology
From spectro- + -graph.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈspɛktɹəˌɡɹæf/