spectroscope

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spec·tro·scope /ˈspektrəskəʊp $ -skoʊp/ noun [countable] HPan instrument used for forming and looking at spectra 分光镜 —spectroscopy /spekˈtrɒskəpi $ -ˈtrɑː-/ noun [uncountable] —spectroscopic /ˌspektrəˈskɒpɪk◂ $ -ˈskɑː-/ adjective

Examples from the Corpus

spectroscope• The bright solar surface is made up of gas at reasonably high pressure, so that in a spectroscope it yields a rainbow.• Just as a telescope collects light, so a spectroscope splits it up.Origin spectroscope (1800-1900) Latin spectrum ( → SPECTRUM) + English -scope (as in microscope)

spec·tro·scope nounChineseSyllable

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spectroscope
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

spec·tro·scope

BrE

/ˈspektrəskəʊp/

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NAmE

/ˈspektrəskoʊp/

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noun

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a piece of equipment for forming and looking at