interferometer
(noun) any measuring instrument that uses interference patterns to make accurate measurements of waves
Source: WordNet® 3.1
interferometer (plural interferometers)
(physics) any of several instruments that use the interference of waves to determine wavelengths and wave velocities, determine refractive indices, measure small distances, temperature changes, stresses, and many other useful measurements.
Source: Wiktionary
In`ter*fe*rom"e*ter, n. [See Interfere and -meter.] (Physics)
Definition: An instrument for measuring small movements, distances, or displacements by means of the interference of two beams of light; -- called also refractometer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 June 2025
(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
