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Spectrograph vs Monochromator - What's the difference?

spectrograph | monochromator |

As nouns the difference between spectrograph and monochromator

is that spectrograph is a machine for recording spectra, producing spectrograms while monochromator is an optical device, consisting of one or more slits, that selects a narrow band of wavelengths from a broader spectrum.

spectrograph

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A machine for recording spectra, producing spectrograms.

    • Related terms

    * spectrography * spectrographic

    monochromator

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia monochromator) (en noun)
  • (physics) An optical device, consisting of one or more slits, that selects a narrow band of wavelengths from a broader spectrum.

    • Related terms

    *monochromated *monochromatic *monochromatism *monochrome