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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Interferometer \In`ter*fe*rom"e*ter\, n. [See {Interfere} and
     -meter.] (Physics)
     An instrument for measuring small movements, distances, or
     displacements by means of the interference of two beams of
     light; -- formerly also called also {refractometer}, but that
     word now has a different meaning.


     [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Refractometer \Re`frac*tom"e*ter\ (r?`fr?k*t?m"?*t?r), n.
     [Refraction + -meter.] (Opt.)
     A contrivance for exhibiting and measuring the refraction of
     light.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  refractometer
       n : measuring instrument for measuring the refractive index of a
           substance

















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