spectrograph

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈspɛktrəʊˌɡrɑːf/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(spek′trə graf′, -gräf′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
spec•tro•graph  (spek′trə graf′, -gräf′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Optics, Physicsa spectroscope for photographing or producing a representation of a spectrum.
  2. Physics, PhoneticsSee sound spectrograph. 
  • 1880–85; spectro- + -graph
spec•trog•ra•pher  (spek trog′rə fər),USA pronunciation n.  spec•tro•graph•ic  (spek′trə graf′ik),USA pronunciation adj.  spec′tro•graph′i•cal•ly, adv. 
spec•trog′ra•phy, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
spectrograph / ˈspɛktrəʊˌɡrɑːf -ˌɡræf/
  1. a spectroscope or spectrometer that produces a photographic record (spectrogram) of a spectrum
    See also sound spectrograph
ˌspectroˈgraphicˌspectroˈgraphicallyspectrography / spɛkˈtrɒɡrəfɪ/
'spectrograph' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Aston - acoustic phonetics - calutron - mass spectrograph - sound spectrogram - sound spectrograph - voiceprint

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