Wiktionary(1.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition: 1  construct(Noun) Something constructed from parts. The artwork was a construct of wire and tubes. 2  construct(Noun) A concept or model. Bohr's theoretical construct of the atom was soon superseded by quantum mechanics. 3  construct(Verb) To build or form (something) by assembling parts.
In spectroscopy, the type of interaction between light and the material is usually â Absorption spectroscopy, Emission spectroscopy, Elastic scattering and reflection spectroscopy, Impedance spectroscopy, Inelastic scattering, Coherent or resonance spectroscopy.
Spectroscopy can be used to derive many properties of distant stars and galaxies, such as their chemical composition, temperature, density, mass, distance, luminosity, and relative motion using Doppler shift measurements.