spectroscopic

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adjective

Of or relating to spectroscopy or to a spectroscope.

Similar
spectroscopical
OriginFrench spectroscopique ← Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō) ← Latin spectrum →
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Meanings

adjectivespectroscopic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanalytical chemistryOf or relating to spectroscopy or to a spectroscope.

    The station, with its vast array of telescopes and some of the most sensitive spectroscopic equipment ever made has detected more planets orbiting nearby stars.

    1993, Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower, HEADLINE PUBLISHING GROUP (2019), page 78

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or relating to or involving spectroscopy

Similar
spectroscopical

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  3. Proto-Italic*spekjō
  4. Latinspeciō
  5. Latinspectrum
  6. Englishspectrum
  7. Englishspectro-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  9. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  10. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  11. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  12. Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
  13. Latinspectrum
  14. Frenchspectro-
  15. Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
  16. Frenchspectroscopie
  17. Frenchspectroscopique
  18. Englishspectroscopic

From spectro- + -scopic, or borrowed from French spectroscopique.

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Translations

Catalan espectroscòpic
  • espectroscòpicof or relating to spectroscopy or to a spectroscope
French spectroscopique
  • spectroscopiqueof or relating to spectroscopy or to a spectroscope
Irish speictreascópach
  • speictreascópachof or relating to spectroscopy or to a spectroscope
Italian spettroscopico
  • spettroscopicoof or relating to spectroscopy or to a spectroscope
Polish spektroskopowy
  • spektroskopowyof or relating to spectroscopy or to a spectroscope
Spanish espectroscópico
  • espectroscópicoof or relating to spectroscopy or to a spectroscope

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with spectroscopic

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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