spectrometry

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noun

The measurement of the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation, especially any of several techniques used to analyze the structure of molecules; the measurement of spectra of things other than radiation, such as the masses of molecules and their breakdown products

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spectroscopyspectroscopic analysisspectrum analysisspectrographic analysis
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Meanings

nounspectrometry (countable and uncountable, plural spectrometries)

plural spectrometries

  1. countableuncountableanalytical chemistrynatural sciencesThe measurement of the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation, especially any of several techniques used to analyze the structure of molecules; the measurement of spectra of things other than radiation, such as the masses of molecules and their breakdown products

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra

Similar
spectroscopyspectroscopic analysisspectrum analysisspectrographic analysis
Broader
chemical analysisqualitative analysis
Also see
spectroscopy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From spectro- + -metry.

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Translations

Basque espektrometria
  • espektrometriameasurement of the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation
Catalan espectrometria
  • espectrometriameasurement of the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation
Czech spektrometrie
  • spektrometriemeasurement of the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation
Finnish spektrometria
  • spektrometriameasurement of the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation
French spectrométrie
  • spectrométriemeasurement of the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation
Icelandic litrófsmæling
  • litrófsmælingmeasurement of the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation
Italian spettrometria
  • spettrometriameasurement of the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation
Portuguese espectrometria, espetrometria
  • espectrometriameasurement of the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation
  • espetrometriameasurement of the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation
Spanish espectrometría
  • espectrometríameasurement of the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation
Cite this entry
APA

spectrometry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spectrometry

MLA

“spectrometry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spectrometry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spectrometry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spectrometry.

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