English noun: spectrum |
1. | spectrum (phenomenon) an ordered array of the components of an emission or wave |
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| Broader (hypernym) | array |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | absorption spectrum, acoustic spectrum, action spectrum, atomic spectrum, color spectrum, electromagnetic spectrum, emission spectrum, infrared spectrum, line spectrum, mass spectrum, microwave spectrum, radio spectrum, radio-frequency spectrum, sound spectrum, ultraviolet spectrum, visible spectrum |
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| Part holonym | spectrum line |
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2. | spectrum (attribute) a broad range of related objects or values or qualities or ideas or activities |
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| Broader (hypernym) | ambit, compass, orbit, range, reach, scope |
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