| Pronunciation: | | 'spektru`skowp
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| Matching Terms: | | spectroscopic, spectroscopic analysis, spectroscopical, spectroscopist, spectroscopy
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] an optical instrument for spectrographic analysis |
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| | Synonyms: | | prism spectroscope |
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| | See Also: | | collimator, mass spectrometer, optical instrument, optical prism, prism, spectrograph, spectrometer |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Spec"tro*scope\, n. [Spectrum + -scope.] (Physics)
An optical instrument for forming and examining spectra (as
that of solar light, or those produced by flames in which
different substances are volatilized), so as to determine,
from the position of the spectral lines, the composition of
the substance.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | 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. |
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| | Synonyms: | | spectroscopy |
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