spectroscope.

An instrument that separates light into its component colors or wavelengths for examination.

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Words that belong together

• an optical spectroscope
• examine with a spectroscope

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The spectroscope revealed a bright line that the crew had not expected.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular spectroscope; plural spectroscopes. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, setting. Commonness: uncommon.