'Spectroscope' definitions:
Definition of 'spectroscope'
(from WordNet)
noun
An optical instrument for spectrographic analysis [syn: spectroscope, prism spectroscope]
Definition of 'Spectroscope'
From: GCIDE
- Spectroscope \Spec"tro*scope\, n. [Spectrum + -scope.] (Physics) 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. [1913 Webster] Spectroscopic
Synonyms of 'spectroscope'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- astronomical observatory,
- astronomical telescope,
- Cassegrainian telescope,
- chromatoscope,
- coelostat,
- coronagraph,
- coronograph,
- heliostat,
- kaleidoscope,
- Newtonian telescope,
- OAO,
- observatory,
- orrery,
- oscilloscope,
- OSO,
- periscope,
- planetarium,
- radar telescope,
- radio observatory,
- radio telescope,
- reflector,
- refractor,
- spectrograph,
- spectroheliograph,
- spectrohelioscope,
- stereoscope,
- telescope