spectrology

[ spek-trol-uh-jee ]
/ spɛkˈtrɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the study of ghosts, phantoms, or apparitions.

Origin of spectrology

1810–20; < Latin spectr(um) specter + -o- + -logy

OTHER WORDS FROM spectrology

spec·tro·log·i·cal [spek-truh-loj-i-kuh l] /ˌspɛk trəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjective spec·tro·log·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby spectrology

spectrograph, spectrography, spectroheliogram, spectroheliograph, spectrohelioscope, spectrology, spectrometer, spectrometry, spectromicroscope, spectrophotoelectric, spectrophotometer