interferometer
The English word “interferometer” has 1 meaning listed here.
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.
Etymology
From interfer(e) + -o- + -meter.
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