| n. | 1. | (Opt.) An instrument for measuring or comparing the intensities of the colors of the spectrum. |
| 2. | (Chem., Physics) An analytical instrument for measuring the degree of absorption of light at different wavelengths by a chemical substance. A specific pattern of absorption intensities at a series of wavelengths is a characteristic of each different chemical substance. |
| Noun | 1. | spectrophotometer - a photometer for comparing two light radiations wavelength by wavelength |
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