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spectrum definition and meaning

n. An apparition; a specter.
n. The several colored and other rays of which light is composed, separated by the refraction of a prism or other means, and observed or studied either as spread out on a screen, by direct vision, by photography, or otherwise. See Illust. of Light, and Spectroscope.
n. A luminous appearance, or an image seen after the eye has been exposed to an intense light or a strongly illuminated object. When the object is colored, the image appears of the complementary color, as a green image seen after viewing a red wafer lying on white paper. Called also ocular spectrum.

Crossword clues for spectrum

- Band of colours
- Rainbow’s band of hues
- Range
- range of opinions ideas etc
- Scope of variants
- Suspect rumours cover broad range
- Wide range