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spectroscopic

American  
[spek-truh-skahp-ik] / ˌspɛk trəˈskɑp ɪk /

adjective

  1. Optics. relating to, using, or produced by a spectroscope.


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One of Webb's microshutter arrays was positioned directly over the galaxy's core, allowing the telescope to collect spectroscopic data from its center.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

DR20 contains part of the much larger panoptic spectroscopic map that the ongoing SDSS-V survey is continuing to build.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

Unlike many current approaches, the method relies mainly on imaging data rather than expensive spectroscopic observations.

From Science Daily Jun. 29, 2026

However, traditional spectroscopic techniques have struggled to reveal the exact pathways involved at the level of individual particles.

From Science Daily Apr. 21, 2026

The first hint of the true situation came not from spectroscopic studies in the visible or near-infrared parts of the spectrum, but rather from the radio region.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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