spectrum
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- noun
- /ˈspɛktrəm/
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espectro
- In the debate, opinions were expressed across the spectrum of political beliefs.
- broad spectrum
- political spectrum
- autism spectrum
And then they've put people on a spectrum of their disease risk.
- And then they've put people on a spectrum of their disease risk.
- I was on the autism spectrum, whatever that means.
- And that means the full spectrum of diversity.
- So I have dated a very wide spectrum of looks.
- These are not part of the autism spectrum picture in any way.
- Like, we're all on this spectrum of trauma.
- They're on the opposite sides of the spectrum, right?
- So just like it's just a spectrum of how open they are.
- It's now called Autism Spectrum Disorder, ASD for short.
- That's a whole, you know, spectrum of ways of eating.
- Only then will you know where on the proper human diet spectrum you feel your best.
- Again, it's a spectrum and it's a process.
- You enter that, that spectrum, you have to think big.
- I think there's probably the two spectrums of, of budget levels.
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How did I wind up with a kid on the other end of the political spectrum from me?
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And we've presented a full spectrum of views on this episode.
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Again, it's a spectrum and it's a process.
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The other side of the spectrum has some people like that.
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Now, at the other end of the spectrum, we have this guy.
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And that means the full spectrum of diversity.
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Concerns the entire spectrum of existence.
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Some fields are more open to a spectrum of views than others.
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There is no single measure or approach that can represent the full spectrum of biodiversity.
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Europeans across the political spectrum used to have a strong sense of shared values with Americans.
Academic text (2008)
Compounds
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6.1
All types of light and energy waves from radio to gamma rays
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4.0
A range of visible colors from red to violet when light passes through a prism
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7.1
Pattern of dark lines that show which parts of light a substance removes when light passes through it
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6.0
A pattern of lines in light made when atoms take in or give off energy, showing which element it is
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5.3
A range of light waves shorter than visible light that can cause sunburn
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A set of bright lines or bands of light given off by something hot like a gas
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The range of high and low sounds a source makes, like a voice or instrument
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Part of invisible radio waves with higher frequencies that carry radar, satellite, and Wi-Fi signals
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Range of light waves longer than visible light that we feel as heat
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A range of radio waves used to send signals for radio, TV and mobile phones
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The loudness of the high and low parts of a sound, for example a violin or flute
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Etymology
Spectrum comes from the Latin spectrum meaning 'image' and the root spec meaning 'to see', like in spectacle. Think of many things laid out so you can 'see' them in order — that image makes it easy to remember that spectrum means a wide 'range' of related things.