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PRONUNCIATION OF SLITLESS

slitless  [ˈslɪtləs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLITLESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Slitless is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SLITLESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of slitless in the English dictionary

The definition of slitless in the dictionary is without an opening or slit, esp. in spectroscopy, having no slit for admitting light.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SLITLESS


atlas
ˈætləs
costless
ˈkɒstləs
creditless
ˈkrɛdɪtləs
cutlass
ˈkʌtləs
exitless
ˈɛksɪtləs
foresightless
ˈfɔːˌsaɪtləs
gritless
ˈɡrɪtləs
hitless
ˈhɪtləs
jacketless
ˈdʒækɪtləs
knightless
ˈnaɪtləs
limitless
ˈlɪmɪtləs
rightless
ˈraɪtləs
riteless
ˈraɪtləs
sateless
ˈseɪtləs
shirtless
ˈʃɜːtləs
shitless
ˈʃɪtləs
tactless
ˈtæktləs
textless
ˈtekstləs
ticketless
ˈtɪkɪtləs
weightless
ˈweɪtləs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLITLESS

slish
slit
slit pocket
slit skirt
slit trench
slit-eyed
slither
slitherier
slitheriest
slithery
slitlike
slitter
slitty
slive
sliver
sliver-like
slivovic
slivovica
slivovitz
slivowitz

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLITLESS

bottomless
contactless
countless
crustless
dauntless
doubtless
effortless
faultless
fretless
fruitless
heartless
heatless
meatless
pointless
relentless
restless
scentless
shiftless
spotless
thoughtless
ventless

Synonyms and antonyms of slitless in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «slitless» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLITLESS

Find out the translation of slitless to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of slitless from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «slitless» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

slitless
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

slitless
570 millions of speakers

English

slitless
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

slitless
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

slitless
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бесщелевой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

slitless
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

slitless
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sans fente
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tanpa slit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

spaltlosen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スリットレス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

slitless
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Slitless
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

slitless
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

slitless
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गलिच्छ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

slitless
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

slitless
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

slitless
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бесщелевой
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

slitless
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

slitless
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Slitless Spec Tros
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slitless
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slitless
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of slitless

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLITLESS»

The term «slitless» is normally little used and occupies the 120.993 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLITLESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about slitless

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLITLESS»

Discover the use of slitless in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to slitless and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Handbook of CCD Astronomy
The above formula for the limiting magnitude of a useful spectrum should be revised fainter by 1–2 magnitudes for a high throughput, high QE, low noise CCD slitless spectroscopy system. All types of slitless spectroscopy must cope with three ...
Steve B. Howell, 2006
2
The 2007 ESO Instrument Calibration Workshop: Proceedings of ...
Basic dataset of slitless spectroscopic images (right) and their corresponding direct H-band (F160W) images (left). The multiple orders of the same object are marked on the slitless image. The spectra of the objects encircled in the direct image ...
Andreas Kaufer, Florian Kerber, 2008
3
Publications of the Lick Observatory
Instrument 1917 July 23.91 831 g (slitless) Exposure time 3h 0m This is a very small object, practically stellar. The monochromatic images on the spectrogram show discs a few seconds in diameter, but this may be due to the ' ' seeing, ' ' which ...
Lick Observatory, 1931
4
An Introduction to Active Galactic Nuclei
Stars are found to be localized in the multidimensional color space, and QSO candidates were selected from the points which were significantly outside the stellar locus in at least one color (Fig. 10.4). 10.3 Slitless Spectroscopy While the  ...
Bradley M. Peterson, 1997
5
Introduction to Astronomical Spectroscopy
Many modern lowdispersion spectrometers have this capability and offer this version of slitless spectroscopy. Relative to single-object slit spectroscopy, the simultaneous recording of many spectra by means of slitless spectroscopy can ...
Immo Appenzeller, 2012
6
Planetary Nebulae in Our Galaxy and Beyond (IAU S234)
2680 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu. HI 96822. USA email: mendezWifa. hawaii.edu Abstract. We describe the implementation and accuracy of slitless radial velocity measurements of extragalactic PNs with Subaru and the FOCAS spectrograph.
Michael J. Barlow, Roberto H. Méndez, 2006
7
Astronomical Optics and Elasticity Theory: Active Optics Methods
1.12.7. Slitless. Spectrograph. If a dispersive element is located before the focal plane of a telescope, the processor is called a slitless spectrograph. • Objective grating: If a concave reflective grating ...
Gérard René Lemaitre, 2008
8
Instrumentation for Astronomy with Large Optical Telescopes: ...
LOW DISPERSION, SLITLESS SPECTROGRAPHY AT PRIME FOCUS Toraldo di Francia (1 949) ' showed that a grating in a converging beam produced coma, which could be eliminated by the opposite coma produced by locating the grating  ...
C.M. Humphries, 1982
9
Astrophysical Techniques, Sixth Edition
... 380, 381 Slitless, 351 Slitless - Fourier transform spectroscope, 383 Slitless - Nebula spectrum source, 383 Slitless - Objective prism, 383 Slitless - Zero deviation grism, 384 Specification, 378 Specification – Spectral range, 378 Specification ...
C.R. Kitchin, 2013
10
Contemporary IMRT: Developing Physics and Clinical ...
One of these accelerators was equipped with a slitless flight tube and a second machine, used for IMRT, initially had a slitted flight tube changed later to a slitless flight tube. Sharpe et al (2000b) showed that, provided the number of MUs was ...
S. Webb, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLITLESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term slitless is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Canada plays 'critical role' in building next space telescope
... Fine Guidance Sensor, which will help the telescope accurately target objects in space to gather data, and the Near-Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph, ... «Toronto Sun, Apr 15»
2
COM DEV Receives Extension on James Webb Space Telescope …
... of the two science instruments it built for the telescope: the Fine Guidance Sensor (FGS) and the Near-Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (NIRISS). «Canada NewsWire, Apr 15»
3
Increasing Canada's International Role in Space Exploration
Canada is contributing the Webb's Fine Guidance Sensor (FGS) and the Near-Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (NIRISS) science instruments. «Marketwired, Mar 15»
4
Public Release: 17-Feb-2015 NASA team develops new Ka-band …
WFIRST, a next-generation observatory proposed for launch in the mid-2020s. WFIRST would carry out wide-field imaging and slitless spectroscopic surveys of ... «EurekAlert, Feb 15»
5
Hubble's Long Look at Distant Galaxies
The short observing time netted an incredible amount of data: “The unique 'slitless' nature of the 3D-HST observations provides simultaneous high-quality ... «Sky & Telescope, Jan 15»
6
James Webb Space Telescope passes another testing milestone
... University of Arizona), and the Fine Guidance Sensor/Near InfraRed Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (FGS/NIRISS) provided by the Canadian Space Agency ... «Sen - Space exploration network, Oct 14»
7
Airbus Space Instruments Greenlit for Origins of the Universe …
NIRSpec joins the flight Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) Fine Guidance Sensor/ Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (FGS/NIRISS) and Mid-Infrared ... «SatNews Publishers, Oct 14»
8
Image: NASA's Webb Telescope NIRSpec instrument
... Camera (NIRCam), the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) and the Fine Guidance Sensor/ Near InfraRed Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (FGS/NIRISS). «Phys.Org, Sep 14»
9
As James Webb Approaches Launch a New Telescope is Being …
Along with its primary mirror, ATLAST would ideally feature a slitless spectrometer to study dark energy, a coronograph to image exoplanets and a “killer app” ... «ENGINEERING.com, Jul 14»
10
NASA James Webb Telescope Being Tested, Scheduled For Use …
... Spectograph (NIRSpec), the Mid-InfrarRed Instrument (MIRI), and the Fine Guidance Sensor/Near InfraRed Imager and Slitless Spectograph (FGS-NIRISS). «Science World Report, Jun 14»

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