spectroscopic
/ˌspɛktrəˈskɑpɪk/
adjective
- Relating to the use of a spectroscope or spectroscopy (the study of how light or other radiation interacts with matter).
- The lab acquired a new spectroscopic instrument to analyze the chemical composition of the samples.
- The chemist used spectroscopic data to identify the unknown compound.
- Spectroscopic techniques allow astronomers to determine what stars are made of.