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SPECTROGRAPH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A photographic record of a spectrum
Synonyms:
spectrogram; spectrograph
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("spectrograph" is a kind of...):
exposure; photo; photograph; pic; picture (a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "spectrograph"):
visible speech (spectrogram of speech; speech displayed spectrographically)
Derivation:
spectrographic (relating to or employing a spectrograph)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A spectroscope by which spectra can be photographed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("spectrograph" is a kind of...):
prism spectroscope; spectroscope (an optical instrument for spectrographic analysis)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "spectrograph"):
sound spectrograph (a spectrograph for acoustic spectra)
Derivation:
spectrographic (relating to or employing a spectrograph)
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