Definition of Spectrum
Spectrum
spec·trum
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
a range, usually wide or continuous in sequence;
e.g. The development of the country is a matter for the entire political spectrum, not just left or right.
(noun)
a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order;
e.g. The color spectrum that we all come to know are represented in nature in the colors of the rainbow.
(noun)
any of various scientific continuums (like the color spectrum) consisting of an ordered arrangement by a particular characteristic, such as frequency or energy: the electromagnetic spectrum, the sound and radio wave spectrum, the mass spectrum (gaseous ions separated according to their differing mass and charge);
e.g. The whole upcoming 5G network phenomenon seems built into parts of the radio spectrum not previously used.
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