spectra
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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A few days after the initial flash, it brightened again, shifted to bluer light, and showed hydrogen in its spectra.
From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026
In its current phase, the project uses robotic instruments to collect spectra from millions of objects across the sky, helping scientists study how stars, black holes, and galaxies evolve over time.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026
Researchers have collected more than 600 million spectra from a region of sky spanning an area equivalent to more than 2,000 full Moons.
From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026
The new approach allows scientists to simulate the vibrational spectra of complex and disordered materials at realistic temperatures with near-ab initio accuracy while significantly reducing computational cost.
From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026
Following a lead by the astronomer V. M. Slipher at Lowell Observatory, they began measuring the spectra of distant galaxies.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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