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| spectral |
of, pertaining to, produced by, or like a spectrum. [1/2 definitions] |
| spectro- |
spectrum. |
| spectrogram |
a graphic representation or photograph of a spectrum. |
| spectrograph |
a spectroscope equipped to make a photograph or graphic representation of a spectrum. |
| spectroheliograph |
a device that is used to make photographs of the sun, using a single light from the spectrum, such as violet. |
| spectrometer |
a spectroscope equipped to measure wavelengths and the positions and angles of lines in a spectrum. |
| spectroscope |
an optical instrument that enables examination, measurement, or recording of a spectrum by rendering its component electromagnetic waves, as of light or radiation, distinct and visible. |
| ultraviolet |
beyond the violet end of the spectrum of visible light and having a wavelength between that of visible light and x-rays. [1/3 definitions] |
| violet |
a bluish purple color; last color on the spectrum. [1/3 definitions] |
| violet ray |
light having the shortest wavelength in the visible spectrum. [1/2 definitions] |
| yellow |
the color of an egg yolk or ripe lemon; the color between orange and green on the spectrum. [1/7 definitions] |
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