spectrophotometry

noun

the quantitative analysis of electromagnetic spectra by use of a spectrophotometer; especially in order to determine the structure or quantity of a substance

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Meanings

nounspectrophotometry (uncountable)
  1. uncountableanalytical chemistrynatural sciencesthe quantitative analysis of electromagnetic spectra by use of a spectrophotometer; especially in order to determine the structure or quantity of a substance

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  3. Proto-Italic*spekjō
  4. Latinspeciō
  5. Latinspectrum
  6. Englishspectrum
  7. Englishspectro-
  8. Englishphotometry
  9. Englishspectrophotometry

From spectro- + photometry.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 分光光度法
  • 分光光度法 (fēnguāng guāngdù fǎ)the quantitative analysis of eletromagnetic spectra by use of a spectrophotometer
Danish spektrofotometri
  • spektrofotometrithe quantitative analysis of eletromagnetic spectra by use of a spectrophotometer
Finnish spektrofotometria
  • spektrofotometriathe quantitative analysis of eletromagnetic spectra by use of a spectrophotometer
French spectrophotométrie
  • spectrophotométriethe quantitative analysis of eletromagnetic spectra by use of a spectrophotometer
Greek φασματοφωτομετρία
  • φασματοφωτομετρία (fasmatofotometría)the quantitative analysis of eletromagnetic spectra by use of a spectrophotometer
Irish speictreafótaiméadracht
  • speictreafótaiméadrachtthe quantitative analysis of eletromagnetic spectra by use of a spectrophotometer
Italian spettrofotometria
  • spettrofotometriathe quantitative analysis of eletromagnetic spectra by use of a spectrophotometer
Polish spektrofotometria
  • spektrofotometriathe quantitative analysis of eletromagnetic spectra by use of a spectrophotometer
Tagalog balngawsugasukatan
  • balngawsugasukatanthe quantitative analysis of eletromagnetic spectra by use of a spectrophotometer

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