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スペクトログラフ

Meanings

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noun

Scientific instrument that records spectra, used in physics, astronomy, and chemistry.

天てん文もん学がく者しゃはスペクトログラフを使つかって星ほしの成せい分ぶんを分ぶん析せきする。
Astronomers use a spectrograph to analyze the composition of stars.

Similar words

スペクトロメーター
A spectrometer measures properties of light over a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, while a spectrograph specifically records the spectrum onto a detector or film.
分ぶん光こう器き
The native Japanese term for spectroscope or spectrometer; スペクトログラフ is more specific to a recording instrument.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'spectrograph', a compound of 'spectro-' (from spectrum) and '-graph' (recording instrument).