Defn: An instrument for measuring or comparing the intensites of the colors of the spectrum.
SPECTROPHOTOMETRY
Spec`tro*pho*tom"e*try, n.
Defn: The art of comparing, photometrically, the brightness of two spectra, wave length by wave length; the use of the spectrophotometer. —Spec`tro*pho`to*met"ric (#), a.
SPECTROSCOPE
Spec"tro*scope, n. Etym: [Spectrum + -scope.] (Physics)
Defn: An optical instrument for forming and examining spectra (as that of solar light, or those produced by flames in which different substances are volatilized), so as to determine, from the position of the spectral lines, the composition of the substance.
SPECTROSCOPIC; SPECTROSCOPICAL
Spec`tro*scop"ic, Spec`tro*scop"ic*al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a spectroscope, or spectroscopy.
— Spec`tro*scop"ic*al*ly, adv.
SPECTROSCOPIST
Spec*tros"co*pist ( or ), n.
Defn: One who investigates by means of a spectroscope; one skilled in the use of the spectroscope.
SPECTROSCOPY
Spec*tros"co*py, n.