Meaning & use
spectroscope
An instrument that splits light into its component colors to analyze its spectrum.
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Scientists used a spectroscope to identify the gases in the star's atmosphere.
The spectroscope revealed dark lines corresponding to specific chemical elements.
A note on using this word
A spectroscope lets an observer view a spectrum directly, while a spectrometer measures and records it numerically.
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