Definition of Spectroscopy

1. Noun. The use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra.


Definition of Spectroscopy

1. n. The use of the spectroscope; investigations made with the spectroscope.

2. n. The production and investigation of spectra; the use of the spectroscope; also, the science of spectroscopic phenomena.

Definition of Spectroscopy

1. Noun. The scientific study of spectra. ¹

2. Noun. (analytical chemistry countable) The use of spectrometers in chemical analysis. ¹

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Definition of Spectroscopy

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Medical Definition of Spectroscopy

1. Spectroscopy is the science of measuring the emission and absorption of different wavelengths (spectra) of visible and non-visible light, this can be done via a spectroscope, which consists of a slit, prism, collimator lens, object lens, and a grating. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spectroscopy

spectropolarimeter
spectropolarimeters
spectropolarimetric
spectropolarimetry
spectroradiometer
spectroradiometers
spectroscope
spectroscopes
spectroscopic
spectroscopic analysis
spectroscopical
spectroscopically
spectroscopies
spectroscopist
spectroscopists
spectroscopy (current term)
spectrotemporal
spectrous
spectrum
spectrum analyser
spectrum analysers
spectrum analysis
spectrum analyzer
spectrum analyzers
spectrum disorder
spectrum line
spectrums
specula
specular
specular glare

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