noun
1 range of light waves, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ visible
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These wavelengths correspond to red in the visible ~.
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Beyond the red end of the visible light ~ is infrared.
▪ colour/color , electromagnetic
▪ broadcast , radio
PHRASES
▪ the colours/colors of the ~
▪
Other species can perceive colours/colors of the ~ that are invisible to us.
▪ the … end of the ~ , the … part of the ~ , the … portion of the ~ , the … region of the ~
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the ultraviolet part of the ~
2 full or wide range
ADJECTIVE
▪ complete , full
▪
The courses cover the full ~ of levels.
▪ broad , wide
▪ narrow
▪ entire , whole
▪ ideological , political , social
▪ age , income
VERB + SPECTRUM
▪ cover , span
▪ represent
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These thinkers represent a wide ~ of political perspectives.
PREPOSITION
▪ across the ~
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There was consensus across the political ~.
▪ ~ of
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a wide ~ of interests
PHRASES
▪ at one end of the ~ , at the other end of the ~
▪ both ends of the ~ , opposite ends of the ~
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The two speakers were chosen to represent opposite ends of the ~.
▪ a ~ of opinion
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The newspaper covers a broad ~ of opinion.