spectrogram

noun spec·tro·gram \ ˈspek-t(r)ə-ˌgram \

|Updated on: 9 Jun 2018

Definition of spectrogram

: a photograph, image, or diagram of a spectrum

Recent Examples of spectrogram from the Web

Here’s the spectrogram for the yanny/laurel recording: Higher frequencies (up to 5,000 hertz, or waves per second) appear toward the top, and lower ones (down to zero) toward the bottom.

— rachel gutman, The Atlantic, "A Linguist Explains Why 'Laurel' Sounds Like 'Yanny'," 15 May 2018
Linguists can study these sound waves and separate them out into their component frequencies, and display them in something called a spectrogram.

— rachel gutman, The Atlantic, "A Linguist Explains Why 'Laurel' Sounds Like 'Yanny'," 15 May 2018
The system focuses on the most-detailed parts of the file and analyzes the deltas, or changes, in key areas of the spectrogram over time (example to the right).

— eliot van buskirk, WIRED, "You Tube Search-and-Delete Code Makes Money for Rights-Holders," 21 Aug. 2009
After collecting 131 recordings from 18 male cockatoos, the researchers used computer software to convert the recordings into spectrograms (visual displays of sound).

— laura geggel senior writer, Fox News, "Cockatoos drop sick beats to charm mates," 5 July 2017

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