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spectroscopy

/spɛkˈtɹɑs.kə.pi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables
spec-tros-co-py
IPA
/spɛkˈtɹɑs.kə.pi/
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The scientific study of spectra.

Uncountable

noun

The use of spectrometers in chemical analysis.

Countable

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 *sképt͏̌omai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós 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 -scopy English spectroscopy From spectro- + -scopy.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /spɛkˈtɹɑs.kə.pi/
  • British English: /spɛkˈtɹɒs.kə.piː/

Usage

Inflected Forms

spectroscopies (plural)

Derived Forms

biospectroscopy magnetospectroscopy microspectroscopy photospectroscopy spectroscopic spectroscopist

Phrases

absorption spectroscopy amplitude spectroscopy atomic absorption spectroscopy atomic emission spectroscopy Auger electron spectroscopy fluorescence spectroscopy infrared spectroscopy microwave spectroscopy

Frequently Paired Words

spectrometry spectroscope spectrology

Synonyms

spectrometry spectroscopic analysis spectrum analysis spectrographic analysis

Rhymes With

laparoscopy fluoroscopy

Questions

How do you pronounce spectroscopy?
The recorded pronunciation is /spɛkˈtɹɑs.kə.pi/.
What does spectroscopy mean?
The scientific study of spectra.
Where does spectroscopy come from?
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 *sképt͏̌omai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós 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 -scopy English spectroscopy From spectro- + -scopy.

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