monochromatic illuminator
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monochromator — noun Etymology: monochromatic + illuminator Date: 1909 a device for isolating a narrow portion of a spectrum … New Collegiate Dictionary
monochromator — /mon euh kroh may teuhr/, n. Optics. a spectroscope with a slit that can be moved across the spectrum for viewing individual spectral bands. Also called monochromatic illuminator. [1905 10; MONOCHROMAT(IC) + (ILLUMINAT)OR] * * * ▪ scientific… … Universalium
monochromator — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+|krōˌmād.ə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: monochromatic illuminator : a spectroscope modified by replacing the eyepiece with a narrow slit parallel to the original slit of the instrument in order to isolate for use a narrow portion of the… … Useful english dictionary
painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present. Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in … Universalium
Electroluminescence — Animation of LCD, both unlit and with electroluminescent backlight switched on … Wikipedia
microscope — /muy kreuh skohp /, n. 1. an optical instrument having a magnifying lens or a combination of lenses for inspecting objects too small to be seen or too small to be seen distinctly and in detail by the unaided eye. 2. (cap.) Astron. the… … Universalium
