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interferometer

in·ter·fe·rometer

US/ˌɪntɜrfɜrˈɑmʌtɜr/ fairly common

noun

1.

any measuring instrument that uses interference patterns to make accurate measurements of waves

Origin

From interfer(e) + -o- + -meter.

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