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spectrum
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spectrum
n.
range of colors (as seen in a rainbow); broad range of connected ideas or events
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Spectrum
A spectrum (plural spectra or spectrums) is a condition that is not limited to a specific set of values but can vary infinitely within a continuum. The word was first used scientifically within the field of optics to describe the rainbow of colors in visible light when separated using a prism. As scientific understanding of light advanced, it came to apply to the entire electromagnetic spectrum.
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spectrum
Noun
1. an ordered array of the components of an emission or wave
(hypernym) array
(hyponym) absorption spectrum
(part-meronym) spectrum line
2. broad range of related values or qualities or ideas or activities
(hypernym) scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit
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spectrum (het)
n.
spectrum, prism
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spectrum
n.
spektrum; škála; paleta
