spectroscopy

English

Etymology

From spectro- +‎ -scopy.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: spĕk-trŏskə-pē
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /spɛkˈtɹɒs.kə.piː/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /spɛkˈtɹɑs.kə.pi/
  • (Canada) IPA(key): /spɛkˈtɹɒs.kə.pi/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /spekˈtɹɔs.kə.piː/
  • (New Zealand) IPA(key): /spekˈtɹɔs.kə.piː/
  • (Scotland) IPA(key): /spɛkˈtɹɔs.kə.pi/
  • (India) IPA(key): /spekˈʈɾɒs.ko.piː/
  • Rhymes: -ɒskəpiː
  • Hyphenation: spec‧tros‧co‧py

Noun

spectroscopy (countable and uncountable, plural spectroscopies)

  1. (astronomy, physics, uncountable) The scientific study of spectra.
  2. (analytical chemistry, countable) The use of spectrometers in chemical analysis.

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