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Spektrum
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spektrum
German
Etymology
In the sense “range” (18th c.) after de en spectrum, from de la spectrum. The sense “spectre” (16th c.) was directly from the Latin; it remained rare and became fully obsolete after the emergence of the contemporary meaning.
Pronunciation
de /ˈʃpɛktrʊm/ [ˈʃpɛk.tʁʊm]
de De-Spektrum.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de /ˈspɛktrʊm/ [ˈspɛk.tʁʊm] standard in Austria rare anywhere else
de De-Spektrum2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de ɛktʁʊm 2
de Spek trum
Noun
n,,Spektren:Spektra
spectrum range of colours, frequencies etc.
de figurative spectrum the full range of anything
de (ganze) Breite Bandbreite
de obsolete spectre apparition, phantom
de Erscheinung Gespenst Phantom Trugbild Schemen
Declension
n,,Spektren:Spektra
Derived terms
de auf dem Spektrum
de Farbspektrum
de spektral, de spektrisch
Further reading
de Colors