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Definition of: etalon
(et′ə·lon) noun Physics
An interferometer for studying the fine lines of a spectrum by means of multiple reflection between parallel, half–silvered plates of glass or quartz arranged at fixed distances. [<F étalon a standard (def. 4)]
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