Meaning spectroscope
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spectroscope


1861, from spectro- + -scope. A Greek-Latin hybrid, both elements from the same PIE root. Related: Spectroscopic; spectroscopy.
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spectroscope


Device, such as a prism, which refracts white light and produces a spectrum which can be observed.
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spectroscope


Optical instrument that disperses visible light into a spectrum using prisms or gratings, which can be observed and analysed. Used mainly in astronomy and chemistry, variants include spectrographs tha [..]
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spectroscope


An instrument which separates visible light into its various wavelengths. Each wavelength corresponds to a specific color in the spectrum.
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spectroscope


Optical instrument used for the study of spectra.
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spectroscope


A device using the diffraction of light to split the visible spectrum up into the rainbow of colours. The spectroscope is used in astronomy to study the spectra of light from the stars.
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spectroscope


A device using the diffraction of light to split the visible spectrum up into the rainbow of colours. The spectroscope is used in astronomy to study the spectra of light from the stars.
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spectroscope


(n) an optical instrument for spectrographic analysis
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spectroscope


Device, such as a prism, which refracts white light and produces a spectrum which can be observed.
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spectroscope


An optical instrument for forming spectra, very useful in studying the characteristics of celestial bodies.
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spectroscope


An apparatus to explore spectra.
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