Meanings
nouninterferometer (plural interferometers)
plural interferometers
- natural sciencesAny of several instruments that use the interference of waves to determine wavelengths and wave velocities, determine refractive indices, measure small distances, temperature changes, stresses, and many other useful measurements.
Origin
- Englishinterfer(e)
- Proto-Indo-European*med-
- Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
- Ancient Greekμέτρον (métron)
- Englishinterferometer
From interfer(e) + -o- + -meter.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Basque interferometro
- interferometroinstrument
Esperanto interferomezurilo, interferometro
- interferomezuriloinstrument
- interferometroinstrument
French interféromètre
- interféromètreinstrument
German Interferometer
- Interferometerinstrument
Icelandic víxlunarnemi, víxlunarmælir
- víxlunarnemiinstrument
- víxlunarmælirinstrument
Irish trasnamhéadar
- trasnamhéadarinstrument
Italian interferometro
- interferometroinstrument
Japanese 干渉計
- 干渉計 (kanshōkei)instrument
Malay interferometer
- interferometerinstrument
Polish interferometr
- interferometrinstrument
Portuguese interferómetro
- interferómetroinstrument
Russian интерферометр
- интерферометр (interferometr)instrument
Spanish interferómetro
- interferómetroinstrument
Ukrainian інтерферо́метр
- інтерферо́метр (interferómetr)instrument
Cite this entry
APA
interferometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interferometer
MLA
“interferometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interferometer. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interferometer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interferometer.
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