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Noun: spectroscopy  spek'tró-sku-pee
  1. The use of spectroscopes to analyse spectra
    "Spectroscopy was employed to identify the elements present in the star's atmosphere";
    - spectrometry, spectroscopic analysis, spectrum analysis, spectrographic analysis

Derived forms: spectroscopies

Type of: chemical analysis, qualitative analysis

Encyclopedia: Spectroscopy, near-infrared