noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The scientific study of spectra. uncountable
2. 2
   the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra wordnet
3. 3
   The use of spectrometers in chemical analysis. countable

Synonyms

All synonyms

astrogeologyastrognosyastrographyastrolithologyastronomyastrophotography

Example

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"Professor Forrest F. Cleveland began publishing Molecular Spectroscopy entirely in Interlingua."

Etymology

From spectro- + -scopy.

Related phrases

Auger electron spectroscopyMössbauer spectroscopyNMR spectroscopyRaman spectroscopyX-ray spectroscopyabsorption spectroscopyamplitude spectroscopyatomic absorption spectroscopyatomic emission spectroscopyfluorescence spectroscopyinfrared spectroscopymicrowave spectroscopy

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