spectroscopically
- adverb
- /ˌspɛktrəˈskɒpɪkli/
- Specialized
:
espectroscópicamente
- Additionally, weaker fine structure has been spectroscopically observed in quantum dot arrays manifesting the excitation of internal motions.
Examples
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The chemical composition of the stars was determined spectroscopically using advanced techniques.
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Eventually called S Andromedae (S And), the new star was extensively observed visually, photographically, and spectroscopically before it eventually faded from view.
Academic text (1993) -
The abundance of many elements has been spectroscopically analyzed.
Academic text (1990) -
You can pique their interest by listing the organic elements that have been discovered spectroscopically in space.
Academic text (1996) -
Much remained to be learned, however, about emission nebulae, which generally are more difficult to observe spectroscopically because of their larger area and lower surface brightness.
Academic text (1991) -
Helium has been difficult to measure spectroscopically, but a ratio of 1:3 of helium to hydrogen by mass has been generally agreed upon from other observations.
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The carbon dioxide decreases over Earth's age, and while water is visible spectroscopically with comparable strength throughout Earth's history, the oxygen concentration grows from epoch 3 to epoch 5.
Academic text (2007) -
Astronomers have spectroscopically analyzed the light from distant galaxies to learn about their properties.
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The new materials were examined spectroscopically to understand their molecular structure.
Synonyms
Using a tool that splits light into colors to show what something is made of
By measuring how much light a substance absorbs
In a way that shows different parts of light or sound
Surface Forms
Morphology
spectroscopically = spectroscopic (semi-transparent) = spectro + scop + ic + ally
The adverb is formed regularly by adding the adverbial suffix '-ally' to the adjective 'spectroscopic', a predictable derivation.
Etymology
Spectroscopically comes from the parts spectro- meaning 'appearance' or 'to look' and -scopy meaning 'to look' or 'examine', the same idea you see in spectator and telescope. So, to study something spectroscopically is to 'look' at its light pattern or spectrum to find out what it is.
