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spectrometry

/spɛktɹˈɑmətɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables
spec-trom-e-try
IPA
/spɛktɹˈɑmətɹi/
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The measurement of the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation, especially any of several techniques used to analyze the structure of molecules; the measurement of spectra of things other than radiation, such as the masses of molecules and their breakdown products

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From spectro- + -metry.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

spectrometries (plural)

Derived Forms

biospectrometry fluorospectrometry microspectrometry photospectrometry radiospectrometry spectrometrist

Phrases

mass spectrometry neutron spectrometry time-delay spectrometry X-ray spectrometry

Frequently Paired Words

spectrometer spectrology spectroscopy

Synonyms

spectroscopy spectroscopic analysis spectrum analysis spectrographic analysis

Rhymes With

geometry optometry

Questions

How do you pronounce spectrometry?
The recorded pronunciation is /spɛktɹˈɑmətɹi/.
What does spectrometry mean?
The measurement of the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation, especially any of several techniques used to analyze the structure of molecules; the measurement of spectra of things other than radiation, such as the masses of molecules and their breakdown products
Where does spectrometry come from?
From spectro- + -metry.

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