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spectroscopic

spectroscopic

2 8.2
Used to study materials by how they absorb or give out light
  • adjective
  • /ˌspɛktrəˈskɒpɪk/
  • Specialized
: espectroscópico
  • Typically, such spectroscopic experiments are carried out at liquid helium temperatures to eliminate thermal broadening.
  • spectroscopic binary
  • spectroscopic measurement
  • spectroscopic technique

And I'm just really a stubborn person about spectroscopic notation.

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Examples

  • Along the way, Hnsch has developed many innovative spectroscopic techniques, improving their precision by orders of magnitude.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Experts are still awaiting the results of spectroscopic studies of the ink on the fragment.

    Blog text (18)

  • Yeah, I will do a full spectroscopic analysis.

    Evolution (2001)

  • We can measure magnetic fields on the Sun by using a spectroscopic technique.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Since that time, the quality of spectroscopic measurements has improved considerably.

    Academic text (2004)

  • So JWST has six different spectroscopic modes, but the main principle behind all of them is the same.

  • A recent spectroscopic measurement of the coherence length of a condensate is illustrated in Figure 3.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Starting from Isaac Newton's use of a prism to observe the spectrum of sunlight, spectroscopic techniques remained fundamentally unchanged for centuries.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Large Earth-based telescopes making spectroscopic observations could call on small Earth-based telescopes for complementary photometric observations.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The researchers conducted a spectroscopic analysis to determine the composition of the unknown mineral.

Synonyms

spectral
vsspectroscopic
  • Specialized
18 7.5

Relating to light or other radiation that shows different colors

is more about the study technique and substance analysis than light distribution
spectrographic
vsspectroscopic
  • Specialized
3 8.9

Relating to a tool that breaks light into colors to study what something is made of

is broader covering method and results beyond instrument recordings
spectrometric
vsspectroscopic
  • Specialized
1 8.1

To measure light or other energy from a material to find what it is made of

centers on studying substances by their radiation interactions rather than just measuring
spectroscopical
vsspectroscopic
  • Specialized
9.9

Relating to the study of how light shows what things are made of

is used especially for analyzing substances via electromagnetic radiation interaction

Compounds

spectroscopic analysis
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A method to find what a material is made of by studying light it emits or absorbs

Surface Forms

spectroscopic positive

Morphology

spectroscopic = spectroscopy (semi-transparent) = spectro + scopy + ic

Formed by adding the adjective-forming suffix '-ic' to 'spectroscopy' to mean 'relating to spectroscopy', a regular and predictable derivation.

Etymology

The word spectroscopic comes from spectro-, from spectrum meaning 'an image or the spread of light', and -scopic, like microscope, meaning 'to look'. So spectroscopic work is a way of 'looking' at how light or other waves show what a substance is made of.