noun
- an instrument used to observe and analyze the spectrum of light or other electromagnetic radiation
Usage: scientific
Examples
- The astronomer used a spectroscope to analyze the light from distant stars.
- Students in the physics lab examined different elements using a spectroscope.
- The spectroscope revealed the chemical composition of the unknown substance.
- Early spectroscopes helped scientists discover new elements in the 19th century.
- The laboratory’s spectroscope can detect even trace amounts of various compounds.
- By looking through the spectroscope, she could see the distinct colored lines of the spectrum.