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spectroscope

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spectroscope /spec·tro·scope/ (spek´trah-skōp) an instrument for developing and analyzing spectra.spectroscop´ic
spec·tro·scope (spktr-skp)
n.
An instrument for producing and observing spectra.
spectro·scopic (-skpk), spectro·scopi·cal (--kl) adj.
spectroscope
[spek′trə·skōp]
Etymology: L, spectrum, spectrum; Gk, skopein, to examine
an instrument for developing and analyzing spectra.
spectroscope
an instrument for developing and analyzing the spectrum of a substance.
spectroscope 
An instrument for producing and observing spectra. It consists of a slit, a diffraction grating or a prism to disperse the radiations, achromatic lenses, and an eyepiece to observe them. See monochromator; spectrum.


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