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Spectroscope vs Telespectroscope - What's the difference?

spectroscope | telespectroscope |

As nouns the difference between spectroscope and telespectroscope

is that spectroscope is an optical instrument used for spectrographic analysis while telespectroscope is (astronomy) a spectroscope designed to be attached to a telescope for observation of distant objects, such as stars.

spectroscope

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An optical instrument used for spectrographic analysis .

    • Derived terms

    * spectroscopic * spectroscopical * spectroscopically

    See also

    * spectrograph * spectrometer

    telespectroscope

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (astronomy) A spectroscope designed to be attached to a telescope for observation of distant objects, such as stars.
    • (Lockyer)
    (Webster 1913)