spectroscopic

adjective

spec·​tro·​scop·​ic ¦spektrə¦skäpik 

-pēk

variants or less commonly spectroscopical

-pə̇kəl, 

-pēk-

1

: of, relating to, or involving spectroscopy or the spectroscope or sometimes spectrograph

2

: dealing or concerned with spectroscopy

spectroscopically

-pə̇k(ə)lē 

-pēk-, 

-li

adverb

Word History

Etymology

spectroscope + -ic, -ical

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Rhymes for spectroscopic

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