Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
the use of spectroscopy to determine the masses of small electrically charged particles;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
mass spectrometry \mass spectrometry\ mass spectroscopy \mass
spectroscopy\n.
1. (Physics, Chemistry) A method for identifying chemical
composition of substances by use of a mass spectrometer.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
mass spectroscopy
n 1: the use of spectroscopy to determine the masses of small
electrically charged particles