microwave spectroscopy

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noun Physics.

the determination of those frequencies of the microwave spectrum that are selectively absorbed by certain materials, providing information about atomic, molecular, and crystalline structure.

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OTHER WORDS FROM microwave spectroscopy

microwave spectroscope, noun

Words nearby microwave spectroscopy

microwave background, microwave communication, microwave detector, microwave oven, microwaves, microwave spectroscopy, microwave spectrum, microwriter, microxyphil, microzoon, micrurgical

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How to use microwave spectroscopy in a sentence

Microwave "pain rays" and acoustic crowd dispersal weapons already exist.
Special Ops’ Weapons Wish List|Michael Peck|April 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Army suggests that laser, microwave or acoustic weapons are the answer.
Special Ops’ Weapons Wish List|Michael Peck|April 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He told the cops about the “microwave machine” whose “vibrations” kept him from being able to sleep.
Aaron Alexis Was Hearing Voices a Month Before His Rampage|Michael Daly|September 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He was on an assignment in Newport when he called the police to report the voices and the big microwave machine.
Aaron Alexis Was Hearing Voices a Month Before His Rampage|Michael Daly|September 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST

After a redesign last year, the toy now heats up like a traditional oven and looks more like a microwave.
Easy-Bake Oven Mans Up: Hasbro to Manufacture Boy-Friendly Design|Abigail Pesta|December 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
One of the most fruitful fields for this instrument is undoubtedly stellar spectroscopy.
Photographs of Nebul and Clusters|James Edward Keeler
Oscar Brasch has within the last few years studied spectroscopy in relation to the alkaloids and organic poisons.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
The microwave -- which always reeked of popcorn and spilled soup -- was right in there, on top of the miniature fridge.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow
It's like a searchlight beam or a microwave beam, and it stays the same size like a pipe.
Operation: Outer Space|William Fitzgerald Jenkins
A tiny auto-beacon in its nose was set to send microwave signals at ten-second intervals.
Operation: Outer Space|William Fitzgerald Jenkins

British Dictionary definitions for microwave spectroscopy

microwave spectroscopy

noun

a type of spectroscopy in which information is obtained on the structure and chemical bonding of molecules and crystals by measurements of the wavelengths of microwaves emitted or absorbed by the sample

Derived forms of microwave spectroscopy

microwave spectroscope, noun

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