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Noun: spectroscope  'spek-tru`skowp
  1. An optical instrument that measures light as a function of colour (frequency), e.g. used for spectrographic analysis
    - prism spectroscope

Derived forms: spectroscopes

See also: spectroscopic

Type of: optical instrument

Encyclopedia: Spectroscope

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