SPECTRUM


Meaning of SPECTRUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ spektrəm ]

( spectra, or spectrums)

1.

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.

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2.

A spectrum is a range of a particular type of thing.

Politicians across the political spectrum have denounced the act...

The term ‘special needs’ covers a wide spectrum of problems.

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3.

A spectrum is a range of light waves or radio waves within particular frequencies.

Vast amounts of energy, from X-rays right through the spectrum down to radio waves, are escaping into space...

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