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spectroscopically

  • a word derived from spectroscope.
    spectroscope
    noun
    an optical device for producing and observing a spectrum of light or radiation from any source, consisting essentially of a slit through which the radiation passes, a collimating lens, and an Amici prism.

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They estimate that the approach could improve cosmological constraints by as much as a factor of four compared with traditional techniques that depend only on a relatively small sample of spectroscopically observed supernovae.

From Science Daily Jun. 29, 2026

The 3D analysis identifies spectroscopically distinct zones on the planet's permanent dayside, which always faces the star because the planet is tidally locked.

From Science Daily Nov. 2, 2025

Such differences can, in turn, be probed spectroscopically by using a laser to excite the electrons and measuring the wavelengths at which they then emit light.

From Economist Jan. 11, 2018

Our deep space telescope images show some galaxies that are 100 times fainter than the faintest objects that can be observed spectroscopically with today’s giant ground-based telescopes.

From Textbooks Oct. 13, 2016

Quite lately Halm, at the Cape of Good Hope, measured spectroscopically the velocity of the earth to and from a star by observations taken six months apart.

From History of Astronomy by George Forbes

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