interferometer
interferometer noun: any of several instruments that use the interference of waves to determine wavelengths and wave velocities, determine refractive indices, measure small distances, temperature changes, stresses, and many other useful measurements.
Noun
interferometer (plural interferometers)
- Any of several instruments that use the interference of waves to determine wavelengths and wave velocities, determine refractive indices, measure small distances, temperature changes, stresses, and many other useful measurements.
interferometer meaning in Tamil and Malay
interferometer in Tamil
- குறுக்கீட்டுமானி, குறுக்கீட்டு விளைவு அளவி, தலையீட்டுமானி
interferometer in Malay
- instrument
- interferometer
Forms of interferometer
| plural | interferometers |
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Origin of interferometer
From interfer(e) + -o- + -meter.
Words formed from interferometer
- acoustic interferometer
- astrointerferometer
- Fizeau interferometer
- intensity interferometer
- Jamin interferometer
- Mach-Zehnde interferometer
- Mach-Zehnder interferometer
- Michelson interferometer
- Michelson stellar interferometer
- neutron interferometer
- radio interferometer
- shearing interferometer
- Twyman-Green interferometer
Questions about interferometer
- What does interferometer mean?
- Interferometer means any of several instruments that use the interference of waves to determine wavelengths and wave velocities, determine refractive indices, measure small distances, temperature changes, stresses, and many other useful measurements.
- What is interferometer in Tamil?
- Interferometer in Tamil is குறுக்கீட்டுமானி, குறுக்கீட்டு விளைவு அளவி, தலையீட்டுமானி. See Interferometer meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is interferometer?
- Interferometer is a noun.
- What is the plural of interferometer?
- The plural of interferometer is interferometers.
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