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spectroscopy

Syllables: spec·tros·co·py/spɛkˈtɹɒs.kə.piː/US/spɛkˈtɹɑs.kə.pi/

spectroscopy noun: the scientific study of spectra.

Noun

spectroscopy (countable and uncountable, plural spectroscopies)

  1. (uncountable) The scientific study of spectra.
  2. (countable, analytical chemistry) The use of spectrometers in chemical analysis.

spectroscopy meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Tagalog and Malay

spectroscopy in Tamil

scientific study of spectra
நிறமாலையியல் niṟamālaiyiyal

spectroscopy in Bengali

বর্ণালীমিতি

spectroscopy in Tagalog

scientific study of spectra
balngawsipatan

spectroscopy in Malay

scientific study of spectra
spektroskopi
More languagesFewer languages
spectroscopy in Persian
طیفبینی teyf-bini
spectroscopy in Vietnamese
quang phổ học, phân quang học

Forms of spectroscopy

pluralspectroscopies

Plural of spectroscopy: spectroscopies

Origin of spectroscopy

From spectro- + -scopy.

Words formed from spectroscopy

Questions about spectroscopy

What does spectroscopy mean?
Spectroscopy means the scientific study of spectra.
What is spectroscopy in Tamil?
Spectroscopy in Tamil is நிறமாலையியல் (niṟamālaiyiyal). See Spectroscopy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is spectroscopy?
Spectroscopy is a noun.
How do you pronounce spectroscopy?
Spectroscopy is pronounced /spɛkˈtɹɒs.kə.piː/ (UK).
What is the plural of spectroscopy?
The plural of spectroscopy is spectroscopies.

Words near spectroscopy in the dictionary

  1. spectroscopical
  2. spectroscopically
  3. spectroscopies
  4. spectroscopist
  5. spectroscopists
  6. spectroscopy
  7. spectrosomal
  8. spectrosome
  9. spectrosomes
  10. spectrospatial
  11. spectrotemporal

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Adapted from Wiktionary: spectroscopy (page history and authors); spectroscopy (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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