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Spectrum Range Colours Light Waves Radio Spectra Noun

word spectrum
definition
noun
The spectrum is the range of different colours which is produced when light passes through a glass prism or through a drop of water. A rainbow shows the colours in the spectrum.
A spectrum is a range of a particular type of thing.
She'd seen his moods range across the emotional spectrum.
Politicians across the political spectrum have denounced the act.
The term 'special needs' covers a wide spectrum of problems.
A spectrum is a range of light waves or radio waves within particular frequencies.
...from X-rays right through the spectrum down to radio waves.
...the individual colours within the light spectrum.
...the ultraviolet spectra of hot stars.
inflections spectraspectrums
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