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spectroscopic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɒpɪk

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to spectroscopy or to a spectroscope.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Qualifier: analytical chemistry

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to or involving spectroscopy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • spectroscopic analysis

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: spectroscopical

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Italic *spekjō Latin speciō Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Italic *-trom Latin -trum Latin spectrumbor. English spectrum English spectro- ▲ Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -scopic ▲ Latin spectrumder. French spectro- ▲ Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. French -scopie French spectroscopie ▲ Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique French spectroscopiquebor. English spectroscopic From spectro- + -scopic, or borrowed from French spectroscopique.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: espectroscòpic — of or relating to spectroscopy or to a spectroscope
  • French: spectroscopique — of or relating to spectroscopy or to a spectroscope
  • Irish: speictreascópach — of or relating to spectroscopy or to a spectroscope
  • Italian: spettroscopico — of or relating to spectroscopy or to a spectroscope
  • Polish: spektroskopowy — of or relating to spectroscopy or to a spectroscope
  • Spanish: espectroscópico — of or relating to spectroscopy or to a spectroscope