Meanings
nounspectrophotography (uncountable)
- uncountablephotography using a spectrophotometer or similar instrument
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
- Proto-Italic*spekjō
- Latinspeciō
- Latinspectrum
- Englishspectrum
- Englishspectro-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
- Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
- Frenchphotographie
- Englishphotography
- Englishspectrophotography
From spectro- + photography.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with spectrophotography
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
spectrophotography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spectrophotography
MLA
“spectrophotography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spectrophotography. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spectrophotography,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spectrophotography.
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