spectrographic
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These types of spectrographic analyses are a common means of figuring out the composition, and therefore origin, of different bodies int he solar system.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2023
That humans and other infant mammals are painfully dependent on their elders for survival is reflected in the distinctive spectrographic contours of a cry.
From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2017
Nine months later the FBI belatedly removed the curb, and a spectrographic analysis revealed metallic residue consistent with that of the lead core in Oswald’s ammunition.
From Newsweek
It is difficult to measure the planet's water by spectrographic means because of spectrum lines caused by vapor in the Earth's air.
From Time Magazine Archive
Current spectrographic work with the 60-inch telescope includes stars of the eighth magnitude, and some even fainter.
From Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by David Peck Todd
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