spectroscopically
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a word derived from
spectroscope.
spectroscopenounan 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