interferometer

English

Etymology

From interfer(e) +‎ -o- +‎ -meter.

Noun

interferometer (plural interferometers)

(physics) any 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.

Derived terms

Fizeau interferometer
intensity interferometer
Mach-Zehnde interferometer
Michelson interferometer
Michelson stellar interferometer
shearing interferometer
Twyman-Green interferometer

Related terms

Translations

instrument

Basque: interferometro (eu)
Irish: trasnamhéadar m
Italian: interferometro (it) m
Japanese: 干渉計 (kanshōkei)

Malay: interferometer
Polish: interferometr m
Spanish: interferómetro (es) m

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