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Noun: prism spectroscope
  1. An optical instrument that measures light as a function of colour (frequency), e.g. used for spectrographic analysis
    "Astronomers use a prism spectroscope to study the composition of distant stars";
    - spectroscope

Derived forms: prism spectroscopes

Type of: optical instrument