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spectrally

spectrally

7.5
In a way that shows different parts of light or sound
  • adverb
  • /ˈspɛktrəli/
  • Specialized
translation icon : espectralmente
  • When coupled into an optical waveguide, the familiar narrowband radiation from a laser can become spectrally broadened into the ultimate white light.
  • spectrally augmented vision
  • spectrally rotated speech
  • spectrally rotated signal

So there are two peaks which are spectrally very, very well resolved.

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Examples

  • The image in the lens is captured and spectrally filtered using a time-gated image intensified charge-coupled device camera.

    Academic text (1994)
  • When spectrally filtered, it becomes a narrowband yet tunable source of light.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Now, this is useful because you can actually spectrally separate things, all right?

  • So there are two peaks which are spectrally very, very well resolved.

  • Spectrally pure blue beam will always stay spectrally pure blue.

  • There, the routine is clear, and the voice signal is spectrally rich and well-defined.

    Academic text (2011)
  • New tints have been developed that are spectrally selective.

    Academic text (2007)
  • When a normal speech signal is spectrally rotated, the high-frequency energy is transformed into low-frequency energy and vice versa.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Spectrally, the magnitudes of the Fourier coefficients decreased with increasing harmonics, so that the 12th harmonic represented about 10 percent of the magnitude of the second harmonic.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The spectrally selective filter allowed only specific wavelengths of light to pass through.

Synonyms

spectroscopically
vsspectrally
  • Specialized
8.6

In a way that uses light to study what something is made of

relates generally to the distribution of frequencies and wavelengths rather than an analysis method
spectrographically
vsspectrally
  • Specialized
9.9

Using a tool that splits light into colors to show what something is made of

focuses on distribution of frequencies and wavelengths rather than recording with devices

Surface Forms

spectrally positive

Morphology

spectrally = spectral (transparent) = spectr + al + ly

Standard adverbial formation from the adjective 'spectral' by adding '-ly'; meaning is predictable if the adjective sense ('relating to a spectrum') is known.

Etymology

Spectrally comes from spectrum and the Latin root spect- meaning 'to look'. So, to study something spectrally is to 'look' at its whole range or band of colors or frequencies.