spectrograph

/ˌspɛktrəˈgræf/
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Other forms: spectrographs

Definitions of spectrograph
  1. noun
    a spectroscope by which spectra can be photographed
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    types:
    sound spectrograph
    a spectrograph for acoustic spectra
    type of:
    prism spectroscope, spectroscope
    an optical instrument for spectrographic analysis
  2. noun
    a photographic record of a spectrum
    synonyms: spectrogram
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    types:
    visible speech
    spectrogram of speech; speech displayed spectrographically
    type of:
    exposure, photo, photograph, pic, picture
    a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
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