Definition for Spectrum:

• 1. The color picture presented when a ray of white light is resolved into its constituent colors by being passed through a prism or reflected from a glass diffraction grating. The colors of the spectrum, arranged according to the increasing rapidity of the vibrations, or decreasing length of the waves, of which they consist, are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet; of these red, green, and blue- violet are called the primary colors. 2. After- image.

Synonyms for Spectrum:

• n.

  •
  • all,
  • all-inclusive,
  • altogether,
  • Everything,
  • whole,
  • overall,
  • complete,
  • the sum total,
  • all-or-nothing,
  • wholesale.
  •
  • frequency,
  • hertz,
  • hz,
  • modulate,
  • long wave,
  • kilohertz,
  • khz,
  • the ionosphere,
  • airwaves,
  • medium wave.
  •
  • colouring,
  • contrast,
  • chromatic,
  • flash,
  • darkness,
  • depth,
  • coloring,
  • color scheme,
  • discoloration.
  •array (noun)
  • distribution,
  • sphere,
  • series,
  • colors,
  • sequence,
  • continuum.
  •attribute (noun)
  • spectrum.
  •color (noun)
  • paint,
  • ink,
  • tincture,
  • hue,
  • shade,
  • complexion,
  • pigment,
  • stain,
  • palette,
  • tone,
  • tint,
  • dye.
  •color spectrum (noun)
  • fundamental colors,
  • chromatic spectrum,
  • hue cycle.
  •gamut (noun)
  • ex tent,
  • ex-tents,
  • diapasons,
  • ex tents,
  • ex-tent.
  •range (noun)
  • field,
  • sweep,
  • span,
  • extent.
  •scale (noun)
  • de-grees,
  • de-gree,
  • de gree,
  • pro portion,
  • pro portions,
  • pro-portion,
  • de grees,
  • pro-portions.

• Other synonyms:

  •striation
  • variegation.

Paraphrases for Spectrum:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    Spectra.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    types, specter.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    sphere, scale, chessboard, specter, pallet, panoply, radiofrequency, series, curve.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    spectre, frequency, Frequencies, range.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    continuum, cross-section, palette, spectre, assortment, frequency, breadth, range, mix, wraith.

Spectrum Sentence Examples:

• On the other hand, this mysterious perception by her of things unseen and hitherto unguessed, of rays of delight in the spectrum of values to which his senses were unattuned, was for Ditmar the supreme essence of her fascination.

• All the colors of the spectrum against the background of that marvelous green.

Hypernym for Spectrum:

• n.

  • phenomenon
    emission spectrum, absorption spectrum, color spectrum, atomic spectrum, line spectrum, visible spectrum, radio-frequency spectrum, radio spectrum, infrared spectrum, acoustic spectrum, ultraviolet spectrum, electromagnetic spectrum, microwave spectrum, sound spectrum, mass spectrum, action spectrum.

Hyponym for Spectrum:

• n.

  • attribute
    orbit, scope, reach, ambit, range, compass.
  • phenomenon
    array.

Meronym for Spectrum:

• n.

  • phenomenon
    spectrum line.