spectrophotometry
noun
spectrophotometry is spelled S-P-E-C-T-R-O-P-H-O-T-O-M-E-T-R-Y: 17 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, spectrophotometry means “the quantitative analysis of electromagnetic spectra by use of a spectrophotometer; especially in order to determine the structure or quantity of a…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in spectrophotometry?
| Letters | 17: S-P-E-C-T-R-O-P-H-O-T-O-M-E-T-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is spectrophotometry?
Spectrophotometry appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What does spectrophotometry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
the quantitative analysis of electromagnetic spectra by use of a spectrophotometer; especially in order to determine the structure or quantity of a substance
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Spectrophotometry in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the quantitative analysis of eletromagnetic spectra by use of a spectrophotomete:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | spectrophotométrie |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does spectrophotometry come from?
From spectro- + photometry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).