noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a broad spectrum (= range )
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Among the public there is a broad spectrum of opinion.
at the opposite end of the scale/spectrum
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two parties at opposite ends of the political spectrum
the electromagnetic spectrum (= different waves of energy, including light, heat, radio waves, and x-rays )
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
continuous
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The continuous spectrum of the last diagram indicates that periodic fluctuations have been replaced by chaotic ones.
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A monochromator is a device for selecting a narrow band of wavelengths from a continuous spectrum .
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Thus it emerges that a pulse is equivalent to a continuous frequency spectrum of sinusoidal signals.
electromagnetic
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This range of wavelengths - from billionths of metres to kilometres - is called the electromagnetic spectrum , or simply the spectrum.
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For emissions testing, most standards split the electromagnetic spectrum into two parts.
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The whole range of radiation is called the electromagnetic spectrum .
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As we have seen, flying insects are often particularly sensitive to the electromagnetic spectrum .
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Some use the microwave part of the electromagnetic spectrum .
electronic
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We shall see, however, that electronic spectra rarely give us direct information about molecular structures.
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For example, the striking color of Prussian Blue is an indication that electronic spectra may have unusual features.
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This is one sign of the richness of the electronic spectra of compounds containing transition metal centers.
entire
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This is an extraordinary situation, perhaps unique in the entire spectrum of modern historical research.
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Hard stony meteorites span the entire spectrum of strengths between these extremes, and they will be selected accordingly.
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We offer you the entire spectrum of literature.
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The problems arise when these are reified as essential attributes of an entire spectrum of cultural form.
full
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With a staff of 13, the centre encompasses the full spectrum of specialist skills.
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Though Ryan draws her colors from the full color spectrum , the individual hues are subdued.
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Central News provides a wide selection of news stories covering the full spectrum of events - unusual and everyday - in Britain.
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The nationalization of the electricity sector followed 22 years later, bringing the full energy spectrum under state control.
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These needs range across the full spectrum: from primary and secondary school to sixth form college and colleges of higher education.
narrow
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Policy choices will always be made within a relatively narrow spectrum of possible options.
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Some features are meaningful for a wide variety of inputs; others apply only to a narrow spectrum .
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Metronidazole is a narrow spectrum antibiotic with activity against primarily anaerobic organisms, particularly bacteria and protozoa.
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Until the early 1960s these beliefs were not seriously tested and differences of theory appear as shades of a fairly narrow spectrum .
political
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The proposals were met with opposition from across the political spectrum .
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She was credited with moving the Democratic Party closer to the center of the political spectrum .
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They ranged across the political spectrum from rightwing conservatives to left-wing socialists.
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Others from across the political spectrum also criticized the discussions, including Yossi Sarid, the leader of the leftist Meretz Party.
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The libertarian view A third view of the revolution has been developed by writers on the far Left of the political spectrum .
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This anti-parliamentarianism can come in three forms, from all sides of the political spectrum .
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At the other end of the political spectrum , some left-leaning think tanks take money from interested parties.
social
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It's happening to more and more people and right across the social spectrum .
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The drama was popular with the complete social spectrum .
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By the mid-nineteenth century it had already extended across the whole social spectrum .
vibrational
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It is also possible to record vibrational spectra of solid samples under high and varying pressure.
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Such structural changes are of course accompanied by changes in vibrational spectra .
visible
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The electronic bands in the visible spectrum are derived from d-d transitions.
whole
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The whole spectrum of the Anglo-Norman upper classes is included in this single family group.
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The people you manage tend to be a whole spectrum .
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To achieve this they concentrated on the whole spectrum of damaging events in an area and explored their aggregate impact.
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Prevention needs to engage the whole spectrum of activities and behaviors that led to epidemic transmission in the first place.
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I aim to represent the whole spectrum .
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They represent a haphazard seizing of opportunities rather than rational provision of a network to meet the whole spectrum of walkers' needs.
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In fact the whole spectrum of undercover policing, including the activities of MI5, is a legal vacuum.
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Intra-group connections then, cover the whole spectrum from the source of raw material right through to consumer purchases.
wide
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Aitken's work covered a wide spectrum of physical science, and he had some ninety-eight contributions published in scientific literature.
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Symptomatic coccidioidomycosis has a wide clinical spectrum , ranging from mild influenza-like illness to serious pulmonary disease to widespread dissemination.
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Certainly, moths duck and weave in their escape attempts, for which their excellent wide spectrum sight is clearly advantageous.
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The idea is to make WebSuite accessible to the widest possible spectrum of Web customers.
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My daily Radio Column covered a wide spectrum of programme interests, a large part of which was concerned with local broadcasts.
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His campaign never caught on with a wide spectrum of the electorate.
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Never before has such a wide spectrum of organisations made such a call.
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His benign middle-class credentials were supposed to attract a wide spectrum of supporters, but he was merely a figurehead.
■ NOUN
absorption
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In the past, much of the work with flowing gases used photographic recording of electronic emission or absorption spectra .
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As a result the X-ray absorption spectrum contains a precise signature of the atomic environment of a particular element.
energy
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The nationalization of the electricity sector followed 22 years later, bringing the full energy spectrum under state control.
frequency
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As well as the frequency spectrum , one can define wave number spectra - Fourier transforms of the space correlations.
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Thus it emerges that a pulse is equivalent to a continuous frequency spectrum of sinusoidal signals.
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Defence now takes up half the frequency spectrum , with broadcasting and telecommunications using a large slice.
ir
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This is more of a possibility in IR spectra .
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This vibration is therefore inactive in the IR spectrum .
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The IR spectra are consistent with it being.
radio
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The Detailed Spectrum Investigation process is intended to ensure that everyone should derive maximum benefit from the limited radio spectrum resource.
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They operate in the same frequency range of the radio spectrum as analog cellular -- around 800 megahertz.
raman
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Typical arrangements for recording Raman spectra of liquids, solids and gases are shown in Fig. 5.12.
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Problems arise in recording Raman spectra of fluorescent samples, as the fluorescence is often much more intense than the Raman signal.
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In Raman spectra , these are usually much weaker than fundamentals.
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Analogous distinctions between band envelopes may be made for Raman spectra of gaseous asymmetric tops, but they are not commonly used.
■ VERB
cover
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These three books cover that same spectrum while discussing widely disparate topics.
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The smaller one's units of analysis the more of them are needed to cover the spectrum of interest.
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The music covers a wide spectrum , from rock to jazz, from ballad to uptempo.
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Intra-group connections then, cover the whole spectrum from the source of raw material right through to consumer purchases.
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These approaches cover a wide spectrum .
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Central News provides a wide selection of news stories covering the full spectrum of events - unusual and everyday - in Britain.
observe
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Oxidative charge-transfer processes are observed in the spectra of complexes of low oxidation state metals with organic amines, such as.
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At such points we can observe the spectrum of the unstable product together with that of any stable products, carrier materials and so on.
record
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It is also possible to record vibrational spectra of solid samples under high and varying pressure.
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Thus even here we may want to reduce the total time required to record the spectrum .
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It may therefore be necessary to record both spectra to check for modes inactive in one but active in the other.
represent
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I aim to represent the whole spectrum .
span
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Transend are continually looking for shareware that spans a wide spectrum .
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Hard stony meteorites span the entire spectrum of strengths between these extremes, and they will be selected accordingly.
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Opposition to most-favored-nation status spans the political spectrum .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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At one end of the spectrum were the Communists, and at the other, the Nationalists.
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People from across the religious spectrum are now working together.
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The spectrum of protest activity goes from peaceful to extremely violent.
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The announcement has upset people all across the political spectrum .
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Their songs appeal to a broad spectrum of music lovers.
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You can find therapists along the whole spectrum , from caring and honest to cool and manipulative.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At the other end of the spectrum , the impact of child poverty on failing schools has never properly been addressed.
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He said that the court was faced with a spectrum of possibilities.
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Hundreds of asteroid spectra have been compared with laboratory reflection spectra of meteorites and pure mineral samples.
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One way to look at Cleveland is to say it is at opposite ends of the political spectrum with San Francisco.
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This ensures that we can supply the complete spectrum of materials to all our customers in the building trade.