spectroscope

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈspɛktrəˌskəʊp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈspɛktrəˌskoʊp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(spektrə skōp′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
spec•tro•scope /ˈspɛktrəˌskoʊp/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Opticsa device to observe a spectrum of light or radiation.
spec•tro•scop•ic /ˌspɛktrəˈskɑpɪk/USA pronunciation  adj. 
spec•tros•co•py /spɛkˈtrɑskəpi/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]See -spec-, -scope-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
spec•tro•scope  (spektrə skōp′),USA pronunciation n. [Optics.]
  1. Opticsan optical device for producing and observing a spectrum of light or radiation from any source, consisting essentially of a slit through which the radiation passes, a collimating lens, and an Amici prism.
  • 1860–65; spectro- + -scope
spec•tro•scop•ic  (spek′trə skopik),USA pronunciation spec′tro•scopi•cal, adj.  spec′tro•scopi•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
spectroscope / ˈspɛktrəˌskəʊp/
  1. any of a number of instruments for dispersing electromagnetic radiation and thus forming or recording a spectrum
    See also spectrometer
Etymology: 19th Century: from spectro- + -scope; from French, or on the model of German Spektroskopspectroscopic / ˌspɛktrəˈskɒpɪk/, ˌspectroˈscopical
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