SPECTROSCOPY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does spectroscopy mean? 

• SPECTROSCOPY (noun)
  The noun SPECTROSCOPY has 1 sense:

1. the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra

  Familiarity information: SPECTROSCOPY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPECTROSCOPY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

spectrographic analysis; spectrometry; spectroscopic analysis; spectroscopy; spectrum analysis

Hypernyms ("spectroscopy" is a kind of...):

chemical analysis; qualitative analysis (the act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "spectroscopy"):

mass spectroscopy (the use of spectroscopy to determine the masses of small electrically charged particles)

microwave spectroscopy (the use of spectroscopy to study atomic or molecular resonances in the microwave spectrum)

Derivation:

spectroscopic; spectroscopical (of or relating to or involving spectroscopy)

 Context examples 

Fluorescent spectroscopy or fluorometry is a type of electromagnetic spectroscopy used for analyzing fluorescent spectra.

(Fluorescence Spectroscopy, NCI Thesaurus)

To study the stratosphere of WASP-121b, scientists analyzed how different molecules in the atmosphere react to particular wavelengths of light, using Hubble's capabilities for spectroscopy.

(Hubble Detects Exoplanet with Glowing Water Atmosphere, NASA)

A type of spectroscopy that measures power spectral density of surface morphology by exploiting the tendency of light to disperse into a range of directions as a result of physical interaction.

(Light-Scattering Spectroscopy, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The science of analyzing chemical fingerprints based on light is called "spectroscopy."

(Atmosphere of Midsize Planet Revealed by Hubble, Spitzer, NASA)

Using NMR spectroscopy, the researchers found that when the cells become stressed and die, they release PAR, which binds very strongly to calcium ions.

(Cause of hardening of the arteries – and potential treatment – identified, University of Cambridge)

People have traditionally assumed that all of the interesting spectroscopy is in the infrared on planetary surfaces, because that's where most of the molecules that scientists are looking for have their fundamental features.

(Table Salt Compound Spotted on Europa, NASA)

Light-scattering spectroscopy can diagnose early epithelial cancers based on the scattering of light through their enlarged nuclei.

(Light-Scattering Spectroscopy, NCI Thesaurus)

A type of spectroscopy that utilizes a laser beam to irradiate a sample containing particles in suspension, resulting in light scattering.

(Photon Correlation Spectroscopy, NCI Thesaurus)

The team combined high-resolution spectroscopy with a technique known as adaptive optics, which corrected the blurring effect of Earth’s atmosphere.

(Water Found in Planet 120 Light Years Away, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The techniques used include radiotracer imaging/nuclear medicine, magnetic resonance imaging, magnetic resonance spectroscopy, optical imaging, ultrasound and others.

(Molecular Imaging, NCI Thesaurus)