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spectro

spectrum

Related forms: spectro · 6 words in this dictionary

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6 words

An instrument that separates light or other radiation into its component wavelengths and records the resulting spectrum, typically as a photographic image or digital trace.

spectro+graph

Shared component: spectro · spectrum

An instrument used for measuring the properties of light over a specific portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, used in chemical analysis to identify substances.

spectro+meter

Shared component: spectro · spectrum

The measurement of the properties of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) as a function of its wavelength or frequency.

spectro+metry

Shared component: spectro · spectrum

An instrument used for producing and observing spectra, especially for chemical analysis.

spectro+scope

Shared component: spectro · spectrum

The branch of science concerned with the investigation and measurement of spectra produced when matter interacts with or emits electromagnetic radiation.

spectro+scopy

Shared component: spectro · spectrum

spectrographicExtended relation

Relating to or made by a spectrograph; involving the production or analysis of spectrograms.

spectro+graph+ic

Extended relation: spectro · spectrum