Spektrum
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See also: spektrum
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
In the sense “range” (18th c.) after English spectrum, from Latin spectrum. The sense “spectre” (16th c.) was directly from the Latin; it remained rare and became fully obsolete after the emergence of the contemporary meaning.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈʃpɛktrʊm/, [ˈʃpɛk.tʁʊm]
- IPA(key): /ˈsp-/ (standard in Austria, rare anywhere else)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Spek‧t‧rum
Noun[edit]
Spektrum n (strong, genitive Spektrums, plural Spektren or Spektra)
- spectrum (range of colours, frequencies etc.)
- (figurative) spectrum (the full range of anything)
- Synonyms: (ganze) Breite, Bandbreite
- (obsolete) spectre (apparition, phantom)
- Synonyms: Erscheinung, Gespenst, Phantom, Trugbild, Schemen
Declension[edit]
Declension of Spektrum [neuter, strong]