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• spec|tro|scope — «SPEHK truh skohp», noun. an instrument for producing and examining the spectrum of a ray from any source. The spectrum produced by passing a light ray through a prism can be examined to determine the composition of the source of the ray. »With… …   Useful english dictionary

• 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|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