spectroscopy

From spectro- + -scopy.

• enPR: spĕk-trŏs′kə-pē
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /spɛkˈtɹɒs.kə.piː/

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• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /spɛkˈtɹɑs.kə.pi/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /spɛkˈtɹɒs.kə.pi/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /spekˈtɹɔs.kə.piː/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /spekˈtɹɔs.kə.piː/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /spɛkˈtɹɔs.kə.pi/
• Rhymes: -ɒskəpiː
• Hyphenation: spec‧tros‧co‧py

spectroscopy (countable and uncountable, plural spectroscopies)

2. (astronomy, physics, uncountable) The scientific study of spectra.
3. (analytical chemistry, countable) The use of spectrometers in chemical analysis.

• spectrology

• cryptoscopes