spectrogram

noun

spec·​tro·​gram ˈspek-t(r)ə-ˌgram How to pronounce spectrogram (audio)
: a photograph, image, or diagram of a spectrum

Examples of spectrogram in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Financial Times produces some of the best visual storytelling in journalism, and here audio and graphics bring infrasonic elephant rumbles and synthetic chiffchaff calls to life, conveying technical concepts like spectrograms and embedding spaces. Sam Firman, Longreads, 11 July 2024 Every few months, those cards are collected and the recordings are uploaded online and converted into spectrograms, which show sound data in visual form. Benji Jones, Vox, 25 June 2024 The software created spectrograms — visual representations of sound waves. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 14 May 2024 To identify a bird by sound, Merlin takes a user's recording and converts it into a spectrogram—a visualization of the volume, pitch and length of the bird's call. Lois Parshley, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for spectrogram 

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Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of spectrogram was in 1892

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“Spectrogram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spectrogram. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

Medical Definition

spectrogram

noun
spec·​tro·​gram ˈspek-t(r)ə-ˌgram How to pronounce spectrogram (audio)
: a photograph or diagram of a spectrum
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