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spectrum

spect·rum

UK/ˈspɛktɹəm/ US/ˈspɛktɹ̝̊əm] ~ [ˈspɛktɹ̝̊m̩/ fairly common

noun

1.

an ordered array of the components of an emission or wave

2.

broad range of related values or qualities or ideas or activities

Origin

From Latin spectrum (“appearance, image, apparition”), from speciō (“look at, view”).

Phrases

  • absorption spectrum
  • autism spectrum
  • autism spectrum disorder
  • autistic spectrum
  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • band spectrum
  • Bloch spectrum
  • broad-spectrum antibiotic

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