Meaning Of The Word Etalon
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Etalon Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Etalon?
etalon in American English
an optical instrument with two plane parallel reflecting surfaces, used for the precise measurement of distance or the wavelength of light noun: an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra etalon in British English noun: a device used in spectroscopy to measure wavelengths by interference effects produced by multiple reflections between parallel half-silvered glass or quartz plates |
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