transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈspek-trəm ]
noun
( plural spec·tra -trə ; or spectrums )
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, appearance — more at specter
Date: 1671
1.
a. : a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order
b. : any of various continua that resemble a color spectrum in consisting of an ordered arrangement by a particular characteristic (as frequency or energy): as
(1) : electromagnetic spectrum
(2) : radio spectrum
(3) : the range of frequencies of sound waves
(4) : mass spectrum
c. : the representation (as a plot) of a spectrum
2.
a. : a continuous sequence or range
a wide spectrum of interests
opposite ends of the political spectrum
b. : kinds of organisms associated with a particular situation (as an environment)
c. : a range of effectiveness against pathogenic organisms
an antibiotic with a broad spectrum