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Spectroscopy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Study of spectra, especially experimental observation of optical spectra.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The scientific study of spectra.

n. The use of spectrometers in chemical analysis.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. the art and science dealing with the use of a spectroscope, and the production and analysis of spectra; the action of using a spectroscope.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. That branch of science, more particularly of chemical and physical science, which is concerned with the use of the spectroscope and with spectrum analysis.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra

Word Usage

"Her skills in spectroscopy have allowed her to assemble a large library of synthetic spectra that has aided many other researchers in their investigations of our own and other galaxies."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

chemical analysis qualitative analysis

Hyponym

microwave spectroscopy mass spectroscopy

Form

spectroscopist

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

fluoroscopy laparoscopy

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

spectrometry spectrometer microscopy diffraction imaging