different between spectroscopic vs halfwidth

English

Adjective

spectroscopic (not comparable)

1. (analytical chemistry) Of or relating to spectroscopy or to a spectroscope.

Derived terms

• spectroscopic analysis
• spectroscopic binary
• spectroscopic notation

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

From French spectroscopique

Adjective

spectroscopic m or n (feminine singular spectroscopic?, masculine plural spectroscopici, feminine and neuter plural spectroscopice)

1. spectroscopic

Declension

English

Alternative forms

• half-width

Etymology

half +? width

Adjective

halfwidth (not comparable)

1. (computing, typography) Of a text character, occupying the space of half of a fullwidth character, or one "normal" text column.
   • 2002, Cay S Horstmann, Gary Cornell, Core Java 2

     The half-width characters have normal character spacing...

Usage notes

• Chiefly relevant to CJK monospace fonts, where alphanumeric characters are normally halfwidth and Asian characters (Chinese characters, kana, etc.) are normally fullwidth. However, there are designated halfwidth kana and fullwidth alphanumeric characters that may appear in any CJK font, monospace or proportional, and Chinese characters are almost always "fullwidth".

Translations

Noun

halfwidth (plural halfwidths)

1. (chemistry) The width of a spectroscopic peak at half its height