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spectra

noun

variants or spectrums

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plural of spectrum

as in ranges

the distance or extent between possible extremes the complete spectrum of opinions on this hotly debated subject

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Recent Examples of spectra Much will soon be made of the movie’s epic, final-act twist, but despite such swerves, the film maintains its utter ambiguity to the end, giving heart to the lostness that so many across ideological spectrums now feel. —

Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025 Researchers at the center study everything from the effects of sleep deprivation to the way sleep patterns can be influenced by different intensities and spectrums of light. —

Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2025 Other companies, such as BlackSky and Maxar, are providing their own electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) imagery—that is, images in the visible and infrared light spectrums—commercially. —

Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025 Researchers at the center study everything from the effects of sleep deprivation to the way sleep patterns can be influenced by different intensities and spectrums of light. —

Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025 The film operates under the Primetime banner, neurodivergent actor-producer Victoria Emslie’s platform dedicated to amplifying underrepresented voices across disability, gender, global majority and sexuality spectrums. —

Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025 Recent elections in Austria, Germany and France have produced historic turnouts for nationalist parties once at the fringe of their respective countries' political spectrums. —

Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025 Among clean energy options, wind and solar generation have the advantage of being relatively simple, and thus speedy to build; nuclear power lies at the opposite end of both spectrums. —

Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025

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This process produced an elastomer that could maintain performance across extreme temperature ranges and low-pressure environments.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
Military police are often the only armed personnel on base, outside of shooting ranges, hunting areas or in training, where soldiers can wield their service weapons without ammunition.

— CBS News, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026