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interferometer (ˌɪntəfəˈrɒmɪtə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | physics any acoustic, optical, or microwave instrument that uses interference patterns or fringes to make accurate measurements of wavelength, wave velocity, distance, etc |
| 2. | astronomy a radio or optical array consisting of two or more telescopes separated by a known distance and connected so that the radiation from a source in space undergoes interference, enabling the source to be imaged or the position of the source to be accurately determined |
| interferometric | |
| —adj | |
| interfero'metrically | |
| —adv | |
| interfer'ometry | |
| —n | |
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Interfero'metrically
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