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spectrographic

American  
[spek-truh-graf-ik] / ˌspɛk trəˈgræf ɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to a spectrograph.


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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

Headed for a four-month stint in tiny Indian villages in Colombia and Nicaragua, he is taking a spectrographic kit, which he designed to measure the energy that foods produce.

From Time Magazine Archive

Reflectors, then, are in this respect specially adapted to photographic and spectrographic use.

From A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition by Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerke

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