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German
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ˈʃpɛktrʊm/,
- IPA(key): /ˈsp-/ (standard in Austria, rare anywhere else)
- Hyphenation: Spek‧t‧rum
Noun
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
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Further reading
- “Spektrum” in Duden online
- “Spektrum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache