SPECTROMETRY

spectroscopy, spectrometry, spectroscopic analysis, spectrum analysis, spectrographic analysis

(noun) the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

spectrometry (countable and uncountable, plural spectrometries)

(physics, analytical chemistry) The measurement of the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation, especially any of several techniques used to analyze the structure of molecules; the measurement of spectra of things other than radiation, such as the masses of molecules and their breakdown products

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Spec*trom"e*try, n. (Physics)

Definition: Art or process of using the spectrometer, or of measuring wave lengths of rays of a spectrum. -- Spec`tro*met"ric (#), a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition