SPECTROSCOPY

SPECTROSCOPY Spec *tros "co *py, n.

spectroscopy

spec tros co py |spekˈträskəpē spɛkˈtrɑskəpi | ▶noun the branch of science concerned with the investigation and measurement of spectra produced when matter interacts with or emits electromagnetic radiation. DERIVATIVES spec tro scop ic |ˌspektrəˈskäpik |adjective, spec tro scop i cal ly |ˌspektrəˈskäpik (ə )lē |adverb, spec tros co pist |-pist |noun

spectroscopy

spectroscopy |spɛkˈtrɒskəpi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the branch of science concerned with the investigation and measurement of spectra produced when matter interacts with or emits electromagnetic radiation. DERIVATIVES spectroscopic |-ˈskɒpɪk |adjective, spectroscopically adverb, spectroscopist noun