spec|tro|he|li|o|graph

spec|tro|he|li|o|graph
spec|tro|he|li|o|graph «SPEHK troh HEE lee uh graf, -grahf», noun.
an apparatus for photographing the sun with light of a single wave length, in order to show the details of various solar phenomena, such as sun spots, as they would appear if only one kind of light were emitted.

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  • spec´tro|graph´i|cal|ly — spec|tro|graph|ic «SPEHK truh GRAF ihk», adjective. of or by means of a spectrograph. –spec´tro|graph´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • spec|tro|graph|ic — «SPEHK truh GRAF ihk», adjective. of or by means of a spectrograph. –spec´tro|graph´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • spec|tro|graph — «SPEHK truh graf, grahf», noun. 1. an instrument for photographing a spectrum. 2. = sound spectrograph. (Cf. ↑sound spectrograph) …   Useful english dictionary

  • au|di|o|spec|tro|graph — « dee oh SPEHK truh graf, grahf», noun. an instrument for recording sound patterns …   Useful english dictionary

  • spec — cir·cum·spec·tion; cir·cum·spec·tive; con·spec·tus; ex·tro·spec·tion; ex·tro·spec·tive; in·spec·tion; in·spec·tion·al; in·spec·tive; in·spec·tor; in·spec·tor·ate; in·spec·to·ri·al; in·spec·tor·ship; in·spec·to·scope; in·spec·tress; in·spec·trix;… …   English syllables

  • spectroheliograph — spec•tro•he•li•o•graph [[t]ˌspɛk troʊˈhi li əˌgræf, ˌgrɑf[/t]] n. an apparatus for making a photograph of the sun (spectroheliogram) in a single spectral band. • Etymology: 1890–95 spec tro•he li•o•graph′ic, adj …   From formal English to slang

  • Spectroheliograph — Spec tro*he li*o*graph, n. (Astrophysics) An apparatus for making spectroheliograms, consisting of a spectroscopic camera used in combination with a telescope, and provided with clockwork for moving the sun s image across the slit. {Spec tro*he… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Spectroheliographic — Spectroheliograph Spec tro*he li*o*graph, n. (Astrophysics) An apparatus for making spectroheliograms, consisting of a spectroscopic camera used in combination with a telescope, and provided with clockwork for moving the sun s image across the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • spectrograph — spec•tro•graph [[t]ˈspɛk trəˌgræf, ˌgrɑf[/t]] n. opt phs a spectroscope for photographing or producing a representation of a spectrum • Etymology: 1880–85 spec•trog′ra•pher ˈtrɒg rə fər n. spec tro•graph′ic ˈgræf ɪk adj. spec tro•graph′i•cal•ly,… …   From formal English to slang

  • spectrograph — spec·tro·graph …   English syllables

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