With the possible exception of the telescope itself, no astronomical instrument has excelled the simple spectroscope in importance for our knowledge of the material universe (Harlow Shapley).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
mi|cro|spec|tro|scope — «MY kroh SPEHK truh skohp», noun. a combination of the microscope and the spectroscope, for the examination of minute traces of substances … Useful english dictionary
pho|to|spec|tro|scope — «FOH toh SPEHK truh skohp», noun. a spectroscope with an attached camera, used for photographing and recording spectra … Useful english dictionary
tel|e|spec|tro|scope — «TEHL uh SPEHK truh skohp», noun. an instrument consisting of a telescope with a spectroscope attached … Useful english dictionary
spec·tro·scope — … Useful english dictionary
spec|tro|he|li|o|scope — «SPEHK troh HEE lee uh skohp», noun. 1. an instrument like the spectroheliograph but used for visual rather than photographic observations of the sun. 2. = spectroheliograph. (Cf. ↑spectroheliograph) … Useful english dictionary
scope — scope·less; seis·mo·scope; sig·moid·o·scope; ski·a·scope; snip·er·scope; snoop·er·scope; spec·tro·he·li·o·scope; spec·tro·scope; spin·thar·i·scope; stat·i·scope; stato·scope; stau·ro·scope; stereo·scope; stro·bo·scope; syn·chron·o·scope;… … English syllables
spec — cir·cum·spec·tion; cir·cum·spec·tive; con·spec·tus; ex·tro·spec·tion; ex·tro·spec·tive; in·spec·tion; in·spec·tion·al; in·spec·tive; in·spec·tor; in·spec·tor·ate; in·spec·to·ri·al; in·spec·tor·ship; in·spec·to·scope; in·spec·tress; in·spec·trix;… … English syllables
spectroscope — spec·tro·scope … English syllables
spectroscope — spec•tro•scope [[t]ˈspɛk trəˌskoʊp[/t]] n. opt an optical device consisting essentially of a collimating lens and a prism, for observing a spectrum of light or radiation • Etymology: 1860–65 spec tro•scop′ic ˈskɒp ɪk spec tro•scop′i•cal,adj. spec … From formal English to slang
spectroscope — spec|tro|scope [ˈspektrəskəup US skoup] n [Date: 1800 1900; : Latin; Origin: spectrum ( SPECTRUM) + English scope (as in microscope)] an instrument used for forming and looking at spectra >spectroscopy [spekˈtrɔskəpi US ˈtra: ] n [U]… … Dictionary of contemporary English
