What does "spectroscopic" mean?

Of or relating to spectroscopy or to a spectroscope.

Spectroscopic

Q: What is a synonym for "spectroscopic"?

Common synonyms include: galactic astronomy, physical chemistries, spectral, spectrographic, spectrometric, spectroscopical.

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Definitions

Adjective

1
Of or relating to spectroscopy or to a spectroscope. not-comparable
"The station, with its vast array of telescopes and some of the most sensitive spectroscopic equipment ever made has detected more planets orbiting nearby stars."

Adjective

1
of or relating to or involving spectroscopy wordnet

Synonyms

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galactic astronomy physical chemistries spectral spectrographic spectrometric spectroscopical

Antonyms

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nonspectral nonspectroscopic

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"In a report, published in the magazine Nature, a group of scientists say that X-ray and spectroscopic analysis of a small diamond found in magma from a Brazilian volcano showed a 40 micrometer speck of a mineral called ringwoodite."

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