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spectroscopy

  • noun
  • spec·tros·co·py
  • spĕk-trŏs'''′'''kə-pē

The scientific study of spectra.

Other meanings

  1. The use of spectrometers in chemical analysis.

Synonyms

  • spectrometry
  • spectrum analysis

Related words

  • biospectroscopy
  • magnetospectroscopy
  • microspectroscopy
  • photospectroscopy
  • spectroscopic
  • amplitude spectroscopy
  • atomic absorption spectroscopy
  • atomic emission spectroscopy
  • fluorescence spectroscopy
  • infrared spectroscopy
  • microwave spectroscopy
  • NMR spectroscopy

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This definition is adapted from “spectroscopy” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.