spectroscope

Definitions

Astronomy

• Any device used for obtaining spectra

Electronics

• An instrument which splits radiant energy, especially light, into components of various wavelengths. Such an instrument may, for instance, incorporate a prism, grating, slit, or collimator lens. Used, for instance, for spectral analysis. A spectroscope produces a spectrum suitable for visual observation.

Medical

• noun an instrument used to analyse a spectrum

Nearby Definitions of “spectroscope”

• spectral lines
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• spectroscopic parallax
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Contexts for “spectroscope”

3 definitions in context
• Astronomy
• Electronics
• Medical