To pronounce "spectrometer", say SPECTR-om-et-er — 4 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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"spectrometer" has 4 syllables: spectr-om-et-er. It rhymes with photometer and densitometer, if that helps it stick.
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"Spectrometer" has 4 syllables: spectr · om · et · er.
Spectrometer: An optical instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances; typically it will plot a graph of absorption versus wavelength or frequency, and the patterns produced are used to identify the substances present, and their internal structure.
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