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The study of matter or radiation by analyzing spectra associated with emission, absorption, or other interactions.
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- infrared spectroscopy
- stellar spectroscopy
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Spectroscopy revealed water in the atmosphere.
She used infrared spectroscopy to identify the residue.
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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Uncountable field or method noun. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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