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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Research, Technology, Methods > equipment > measuring devices > interferometers
Preferred Term:

interferometers

Definition:
Instruments for measuring distances or movements by means of the phenomena caused by the interference of two rays of light (optical interferometry) or of sound (acoustic interferometry).
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
measuring devices
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/246499
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