Meanings
nounRaman spectroscopy (uncountable)
- uncountableanalytical chemistryA form of spectroscopy that uses the Raman effect to study low-frequency vibrational and rotational modes of molecules.
Origin
Named after Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, Indian physicist.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 拉曼光譜學 /拉曼光谱学
- 拉曼光譜學 /拉曼光谱学 (Lāmàn guāngpǔxué)form of spectroscopy
Finnish Raman-spektroskopia
- Raman-spektroskopiaform of spectroscopy
French spectroscopie Raman
- spectroscopie Ramanform of spectroscopy
Persian طیفبینی رامان
- طیفبینی رامان (teyf-bini-ye râmân)form of spectroscopy
Spanish espectroscopia Raman
- espectroscopia Ramanform of spectroscopy
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