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spectrum

[spek-truhm] / ˈspɛk trəm /
NOUN
color spectrum
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With each successive increase, tighter credit ripples out along the risk spectrum, from Treasurys to corporate and household loans, equity and so on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Tributes to the independent lawmaker have poured in from across the political spectrum.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

At the other end of the color spectrum, the astronomers identified another extraordinary white dwarf that may be the reddest star ever documented.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

He said: "What is wonderful is I feel like people can often pigeonhole queer cinema, and those two films show the spectrum and diversity that can be found."

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

At the other end of the spectrum, the Refined tended toward the more formalized ritual, setting up black churches within traditionally white denominations.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

This broad frequency range allowed researchers to examine how the radio spectra of the galaxies change as particles inside their lobes grow older.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

And yet, no water ice is indicated by the spectra of any of the three moons studied or their rings.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

DR20 now includes integral field spectroscopy maps of 6 separate target regions covering 169 tiles and about 300,000 spectra.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

One interesting result, Davis says, is that signatures of magnesium-rich phyllosilicates were found in the spectra of Larissa, Galatea, and the rings -- minerals that only form in the presence of liquid water.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

Some scientists think that when expansion is followed by contraction, when the spectra of distant galaxies are all blue-shifted, causality will be inverted and effects will precede causes.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Among the contenders in this year’s original song race are two on opposite ends of multiple spectrums.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2024

Color perception is also influenced by culture—various cultural groups and languages describe hues in very different spectrums.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 21, 2023

“These surveys tend to include much broader spectrums of trans individuals, and we cannot be as certain that our results are as problematic in the broader group,” Dr. Frisch said.

From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2023

“I’m questioning whether it is. … The Pride flag represents making space for all humans on all the spectrums, and this is where we’re going as a human species,” Cain said.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 14, 2023

We're just different, like we exist on different spectrums.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman


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