Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
measuring instrument for measuring the refractive index of a substance;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Interferometer \In`ter*fe*rom"e*ter\, n. [See Interfere and
-meter.] (Physics)
An instrument for measuring small movements, distances, or
displacements by means of the interference of two beams of
light; -- formerly also called also refractometer, but that
word now has a different meaning.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Refractometer \Re`frac*tom"e*ter\ (r?`fr?k*t?m"?*t?r), n.
[Refraction + -meter.] (Opt.)
A contrivance for exhibiting and measuring the refraction of
light.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
refractometer
n 1: measuring instrument for measuring the refractive index of
a substance