interferometer

ˌɪntərfəˈrɒmɪtər

Definition

Definition of interferometer - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

instrument

TECH.

scientific device using wave interference for precise measurement or analysis

TECH.

The interferometer measured tiny changes in distance.

astronomy

TECH.

array of telescopes using interference for imaging

TECH.

The radio interferometer captured detailed images of the galaxy.

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radio interferometer

device with multiple antennas using interference to study radio sources

The radio interferometer revealed new details about the distant galaxy.

Origin of interferometer

Latin, inter (between) + ferire (strike)

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armlength

physics

length of each arm of an interferometer

IRI

abbr.

abr: Infrared Interferometer

device that measures heat using infrared light

LIGO

acr.

acr: Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory

place that detects gravitational waves

Examples of interferometer in a sentence

Laboratory interferometer compared laser lengths for alignment.
The optical interferometer improved the resolution.
Scientists used an interferometer to study the star.

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French:interféromètre, ...
German:Interferometer, Radiointerferometer, ...
Italian:interferometro, ...
Spanish:interferómetro, ...
Portuguese:interferómetro, ...
Chinese:干涉仪, 干涉望远镜, ...
Japanese:干渉計, インターフェロメーター, ...
Arabic:مِقْيَاس التَّدَاخُل, ...
Hebrew:אִינְטֶרְפֵרוֹמֶטֶר, ...
Russian:интерферометр, радиоинтерферометр, ...
Ukrainian:інтерферометр, ...
Hindi:इंटरफेरोमीटर, हस्तक्षेपमापी, ...
Bengali:ইন্টারফেরোমিটার, টেলিস্কোপ অ্যারে, ...
Catalan:interferòmetre, interferòmetre astronòmic, ...
Czech:interferometr, hvězdný interferometr, ...
Danish:interferometer, ...
Dutch:interferometer, interferometrisch array, ...
Greek:ιντερφερόμετρο, ραδιοσυμβολόμετρο, ...
Hungarian:interferométer, távcsőinterferométer, ...
Khmer:ឧបករណ៍វាស់អន្តរជ្រៀត, ឧបករណ៍អន្តរជ្រៀត, ...
Korean:간섭계, ...
Persian:تداخل‌سنج, اینترفرومتر, ...
Polish:interferometr, ...
Portuguese (BR):interferômetro, telescópio interferométrico, ...
Romanian:interferometru, ...
Swedish:interferometer, ...
Thai:อินเตอร์เฟอโรมิเตอร์, ...
Turkish:interferometre, girişimölçer, ...
Vietnamese:giao thoa kế, kính giao thoa, ...

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