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holometer

holometer noun: an instrument formerly used for making angular measurements.

Noun

holometer (plural holometers)

  1. (historical) An instrument formerly used for making angular measurements
  2. A device developed at Fermilab that measures the interference pattern of two noncollinear laser beams in order to explore the parameter space of holographic recording materials and the magnitude of changes induced by light.

Forms of holometer

pluralholometers

Origin of holometer

From holo- + -meter.

Questions about holometer

What does holometer mean?
Holometer means an instrument formerly used for making angular measurements.
What part of speech is holometer?
Holometer is a noun.
What is the plural of holometer?
The plural of holometer is holometers.

Words near holometer in the dictionary

  1. holometabolism
  2. holometabolous
  3. holometaboly
  4. holometamorphic
  5. holometamorphosis
  6. holometer
  7. holometers
  8. holomics
  9. holomictic
  10. holomorph
  11. holomorphic

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