spectroscopy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The scientific study of spectra.
The use of spectrometers in chemical analysis.

Pronunciation

spĕk-trŏs′kə-pē /spɛkˈtɹɒs.kə.piː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spectroscopy.wav /spɛkˈtɹɑs.kə.pi/ /spɛkˈtɹɒs.kə.pi/ /spekˈtɹɔs.kə.piː/ /spɛkˈtɹɔs.kə.pi/ /spekˈʈɾɒs.ko.piː/

Word forms

spectroscopy spectroscopies

Etymology

From spectro- + -scopy.

Related words

spectrometry spectroscope spectrology

Derived words

absorption spectroscopy amplitude spectroscopy atomic absorption spectroscopy atomic emission spectroscopy Auger electron spectroscopy biospectroscopy fluorescence spectroscopy infrared spectroscopy magnetospectroscopy microspectroscopy microwave spectroscopy Mössbauer spectroscopy NMR spectroscopy photospectroscopy Raman spectroscopy spectroscopic spectroscopist X-ray spectroscopy

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