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spectroscope (iou)



spectroscope noun & verb. M19.
[from SPECTRO- + -SCOPE.]
A. noun. An instrument for the production and examination of spectra. M19.
mass spectroscope: see MASS noun2 & adjective.
b. verb trans. Examine by means of a spectroscope. Now rare. L19.
spectro'scopic adjective of, pertaining to, or employing the spectroscope;
spectroscopic binary (Astronomy), a star whose binary nature is revealed only by a study of its spectrum: M19.
spectro'scopical adjective = spectroscopic L19.
spectro'scopically adverb by means of the spectroscope; in respect of spectroscopic qualities etc.: L19.