spec‧tro‧scope /ˈspektrəskəʊp $ -skoʊp/
noun [countable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Latin;
Origin: spectrum ( ⇒ spectrum) + English -scope (as in microscope)]
an instrument used for forming and looking at spectra
—spectroscopy /spekˈtrɒskəpi $ -ˈtrɑː-/
noun [uncountable]—spectroscopic /ˌspektrəˈskɒpɪk◂ $ -ˈskɑː-/
adjective [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲