Main Entry: spec·tros·co·py

Pronunciation: \spek-ˈträs-kə-pē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural spec·tros·co·pies

1 a : the production and investigation of spectra b : the process or technique of using a spectroscope or spectrometer
2 : physics that deals with the theory and interpretation of interactions between matter and radiation (as electromagnetic radiation)