Spectroscope

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An optical instrument used for spectrographic analysis .
  2. 2
    an optical instrument for spectrographic analysis wordnet

Synonyms

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astronomical observatoryastronomical telescopecassegrainian telescopechromatoscopecoelostatcoronagraph

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"At the eclipse of 1868, which the astronomers, aroused by the wonderful scene of 1842, and eager to test the powers of the newly invented spectroscope, flocked to India to witness, he conceived the idea of employing the spectroscope to render the solar prominences visible when there was no eclipse."

Etymology

From spectro- + -scope.

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