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
They so closely resemble DDT they can be differentiated only by spectrographic analysis.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Lhari can't tell a diamond from a ruby, except by spectrographic analysis, for instance.
From The Colors of Space by Bradley, Marion Zimmer
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