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Definition of spectroscopy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

spectroscopy

noun

/spekˈtrɒskəpi/

/spekˈtrɑːskəpi/

[uncountable] (chemistry, physics)

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the study of forming and looking at spectra using spectrometers, spectroscopes, etc.

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