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optical spectra

optical spectra is the plural of optical spectrum.

Meaning of optical spectrum

Noun

optical spectrum (plural optical spectrums or optical spectra)

  1. The colours of the rainbow.
  2. The distribution of colours produced when white light passes through a prism.
  3. The range of frequencies of visible light.

Questions about optical spectra

What is optical spectra the plural of?
Optical spectra is the plural of optical spectrum.

Words near optical spectra in the dictionary

  1. optical pulsars
  2. optical rotation
  3. optical rotations
  4. optical rotatory dispersion
  5. optical size
  6. optical spectra
  7. optical spectrum
  8. optical spectrums
  9. optical switch
  10. optical switches
  11. optical telescope

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