spectroscopy

noun spec·tros·co·py \spek-ˈträs-kə-pē\

Definition of SPECTROSCOPY

: the process or technique of using a spectroscope or spectrometer

: the production and investigation of spectra

1869

Medical Dictionary

noun spec·tros·co·py \spek-ˈträs-kə-pē\

plural spec·tros·co·pies

a : the production and investigation of spectra b : the process or technique of using a spectroscope or spectrometer

: physics that deals with the theory and interpretation of interactions between matter and radiation (as electromagnetic radiation)

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