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hyperspectral

hyperspectral adjective: describing any technique that employs a large part of the electromagnetic spectrum, especially that includes those parts of the spectrum invisible to the eye.

Adjective

hyperspectral (not comparable)

  1. Describing any technique that employs a large part of the electromagnetic spectrum, especially that includes those parts of the spectrum invisible to the eye.
  2. Describing very high-definition spectral imaging.

Origin of hyperspectral

From hyper- + spectral.

Questions about hyperspectral

What does hyperspectral mean?
Hyperspectral means describing any technique that employs a large part of the electromagnetic spectrum, especially that includes those parts of the spectrum invisible to the eye.
What part of speech is hyperspectral?
Hyperspectral is an adjective.

Words near hyperspectral in the dictionary

  1. hyperspecializing
  2. hyperspecific
  3. hyperspecificity
  4. hyperspeckled
  5. hyperspeckling
  6. hyperspectral
  7. hyperspectrally
  8. hyperspectrometer
  9. hyperspectrometers
  10. hyperspeculative
  11. hyperspeech

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