3 definitions found 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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