spectroscopicadj.
/spɛktrəˈskɒpɪk/ 1. Performed by means of the spectroscope.
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1864 Athenæum No. 1929. 500/2 The spectroscopic examinations.
1870 R. A. Proctor Other Worlds than Ours ii. 38 So many of the wonders of modern science are associated with spectroscopic analysis.
1878 S. Newcomb Pop. Astron. iii. ii. 257 Devoting special attention to the spectroscopic observations.
1883 Science 1 115/1 The results of spectroscopic work.
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a. Presented or afforded by, pertaining or belonging to, the spectroscope.
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1869 Eng. Mech. 31 Dec. 375/1 Data..with respect to the spectroscopic appearances of comets.
1879 R. A. Proctor Pleasant Ways Sci. i. 7 In some cases, the quantity of a material to give unmistakable spectroscopic evidence is singularly small.
a1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 835/2 Spectroscopic Eyepiece,..an adaptation of the spectroscope to the microscope for the examination of minute substances.
b. spectroscopic binary n. (Astr.), a star whose binary nature is revealed only by a study of its spectrum.
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1896 Harvard Coll. Observatory Circular No. 11. Professor Solon I. Bailey has found that the star μ1 Scorpii is a spectroscopic binary.
1930 R. H. Baker Astron. viii. 338 Some examples of spectroscopic binaries among the bright stars are: Capella, Spica, Castor, β Aurigae and Algol.
1975 Sci. Amer. Mar. 28/2 The normal star associated with Cygnus X-1 is a single-line spectroscopic binary with a period of 5·6 days. The term spectroscopic here means that the presence of two stars is indicated by a periodic Doppler shift of the spectral lines of at least one of the stars as they revolve around a common center of gravity.
1978 J. M. Pasachoff & M. L. Kutner University Astron. vi. 134 (caption) Alcor and Mizar provide examples of both visual and spectroscopic binaries.
3. Occupied or dealing with spectroscopy.
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1871 tr. H. Schellen Spectrum Anal. Pref. 4 I regret that the author has reversed the practice of the principal spectroscopic authors.
1871 Daily News 12 Jan. It is true the spectroscopic party..at Oran failed totally.
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spectroˈscopical adj.
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the world > matter > physics > atomic physics > decomposition of light, spectrum > study of spectra > [adjective] > performed by means of
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1870 Eng. Mech. 11 Feb. 520/2 The nature of the solar atmosphere is ascertained by spectroscopical examinations of the light of the sun.
1882 Athenæum 4 Mar. 286/2 An interesting series of spectroscopical observations.
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Astronomy. Of the sky, atmospheric conditions, etc.: sufficiently clear of cloud or humidity to permit astronomical observation using a spectroscope.Contrasted with photometric, which indicates a greater level of visibility.
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1981 Q. Jrnl. Royal Astron. Soc. 22 267 A spectroscopic hour was one when the darkness, humidity and wind speed conditions were as above [i.e. assessed as photometric] but the extinction or obscuration limits were exceeded.
1992 Revista Mexicana de Astronomia e Astrofisica 24 179 From January 1984 to December 1991, 56.7% of the nights were of ‘photometric’ quality and 80.4% were of ‘spectroscopic’ quality.
2001 Proc. 27th Internat. Cosmic Ray Conf. 2769/2 Mt. Saraswati in Hanle is an exceptionally fine astronomical site offering about 260 spectroscopic nights per year.
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