Synonyms for
Spectra
Definition
Spectra is the plural form of the word spectrum. It refers to a range of colors or sound waves that are produced by separating the different components of light or sound.
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Informal
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- visible spectra
- electromagnetic spectra
- light spectra
- absorption spectra
- emission spectra
- full spectra
- broad spectra
- wide spectra
Word family
Usage note
The word 'spectra' is the plural of 'spectrum'. While often used interchangeably with 'spectrum' in informal contexts, it strictly refers to multiple distinct ranges or displays of something, especially light or sound.
Example sentences
- The spectra of the fireworks display was breathtaking.
- The scientist used a prism to separate the light into spectra.
- The radio telescope detected the spectra of the distant galaxy.
- The rainbow shows a spectra of colors.
- The music player has a spectra of sound equalizers.
Quotes
We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time. - T.S. Eliot
The beauty of a living thing is not the atoms that go into it, but the way those atoms are put together. - Carl Sagan
The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper. - Eden Phillpotts