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mass spectrometer
–noun Physics.
| a device for identifying the kinds of particles present in a given substance: the particles are ionized and beamed through an electromagnetic field and the manner in which they are deflected is indicative of their mass and, thus, their identity. |
Origin:
1930–35
1930–35
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| mass spectrometer
n. A mass spectroscope that records its data electronically. mass spectrometry n. |
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| mass spectrometer | |
noun | |
| spectroscope for obtaining a mass spectrum by deflecting ions into a thin slit and measuring the ion current with an electrometer |
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