Meanings
nounspectrophotometer (plural spectrophotometers)
plural spectrophotometers
- natural sciencesAn instrument used to measure the intensity of electromagnetic radiation at different wavelengths.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
- Proto-Italic*spekjō
- Latinspeciō
- Latinspectrum
- Englishspectrum
- Englishspectro-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Proto-Indo-European*med-
- Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
- Ancient Greekμέτρον (métron)
- Englishphotometer
- Englishspectrophotometer
From spectro- + photometer.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish spektrofotometri
- spektrofotometriinstrument used to measure the intensity of electromagnetic radiation at different wavelengths
French spectrophotomètre
- spectrophotomètreinstrument used to measure the intensity of electromagnetic radiation at different wavelengths
Greek φασματοφωτόμετρο
- φασματοφωτόμετρο (fasmatofotómetro)instrument used to measure the intensity of electromagnetic radiation at different wavelengths
Irish speictreafótaiméadar
- speictreafótaiméadarinstrument used to measure the intensity of electromagnetic radiation at different wavelengths
Italian spettrofotometro
- spettrofotometroinstrument used to measure the intensity of electromagnetic radiation at different wavelengths
Malay spektrofotometer
- spektrofotometerinstrument used to measure the intensity of electromagnetic radiation at different wavelengths
Portuguese espectrofotômetro
- espectrofotômetroinstrument used to measure the intensity of electromagnetic radiation at different wavelengths
Russian спектрофотометр
- спектрофотометр (spektrofotometr)instrument used to measure the intensity of electromagnetic radiation at different wavelengths
Tagalog balngawsugasukat
- balngawsugasukatinstrument used to measure the intensity of electromagnetic radiation at different wavelengths
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with spectrophotometer
thermometerbarometerspectrometerkilometremagnetometerspeedometerpotentiometerhygrometerphotometerhydrometersphygmomanometerpyrometercytometerbolometerspirometergalvanometerelectrometercringeometerdromometererythrocytometerhaemometerhectometreosmometerpharyngometer
All rhymes →Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
spectrophotometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spectrophotometer
MLA
“spectrophotometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spectrophotometer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spectrophotometer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spectrophotometer.
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