interferometricadj.
/ˌɪntəfɛrəʊˈmɛtrɪk/ Of or pertaining to interferometry; employing or of the nature of an interferometer.
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the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [adjective] > relating to an interferometer or interferometry
interferometric1932
1932 A. C. Hardy & F. H. Perrin Princ. Optics xvii. 378 Lens~bench methods [of measuring aberrations of lenses], the Hartmann method, and the interferometric method yield this information in different ways.
1951 Engineering 18 May 589/1 Dr. J. S. Courtney-Pratt has used interferometric methods to study the uniformity and thickness of thin films adsorbed on solid surfaces.
1954 Oxf. Univ. Gaz. 15 June 1036/1 Spectra for the interferometric determination of wavelengths.
1957 New Scientist 24 Oct. 11 An interferometric radio telescope consists of two separate aerials each joined to the same receiver whose output measures, in effect, the difference in the distances from the source to each of the aerials.
1974 Times 12 Jan. 14/7 He carried interferometric methods to an extreme degree of precision.
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ˌinterferoˈmetrically adv. by means of interferometry.
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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > diffraction > [adverb] > by means of interferometry
interferometrically1959
1959 Physics of Fluids II. 166/2 Photomultiplier observations through 4122-A and 4515-A interference filters show the appearance of peak luminosity to be closely associated with the attainment of interferometrically observable ionization.
1972 McGraw-Hill Yearbk. Sci. & Technol. 388/2 Along with the recent development of stable lasers..have come interferometrically ruled gratings practically free of ‘ghosts’.
1973 Physics Bull. May 307/3 The longitudinal and transverse curvatures of a plate subjected to a bending moment are determined interferometrically.
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