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Word: Etalon
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 20th century: from French étalon, literally ‘standard of measurement’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɛtəlɒn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a device consisting of two reflecting glass plates, employed for measuring small differences in the wavelength of light using the interference it produces.
Short Definition:device consisting of two reflecting plates, for measuring small differences in the wavelength of light
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