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 take note of this information and keep a spectrographic camera pointing straight at the sun, even though the rocket may be rolling.
From Time Magazine Archive
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There is a very marked progression of the average lengths of periods of the spectrographic double stars as we pass from the Class B to the Class M pairs.
From Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 by Anonymous
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