Akademik

Observation and study of spectra of absorbed or emitted light by means of a spectroscope.

- clinical s. SYN: biospectroscopy.

- infrared s. the study of the specific absorption in the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum; used in the study of the chemical bonds within molecules.

- magnetic resonance s. detection and measurement of the resonant spectra of molecular species in a tissue or sample.

spec·tros·co·py spek-'träs-kə-pē n, pl -pies

1 a) the production and investigation of spectra

b) the process or technique of using a spectroscope or spectrometer

2) physics that deals with the theory and interpretation of interactions between matter and radiation (as electromagnetic radiation)