spectropolariscope

[ spek-troh-poh-lar-uh-skohp ]
/ ˌspɛk troʊ poʊˈlær əˌskoʊp /

noun Optics.

an instrument combining the functions of a spectroscope with those of a polariscope.

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Origin of spectropolariscope

spectro- + polariscope

Words nearby spectropolariscope

spectromicroscope, spectrophotoelectric, spectrophotometer, spectrophotometric analysis, spectropolarimeter, spectropolariscope, spectroradiometer, spectroscope, spectroscopic analysis, spectroscopic binary, spectroscopy
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