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Definition of Spectrums
1. spectrum [n] - See also: spectrum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spectrums
Literary usage of Spectrums
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Elements of Physics: A Text-book for High Schools and Academies by Alfred Payson Gage (1898)
"These spectrums are obtained only when light passes through mediums capable of
absorbing rays of a certain wave-length; hence, they are commonly called ..."
2. Natural Philosophy: With an Explanation of Scientific Terms, and an Index (1832)
"The two spectrums were immediately translated from their former positions to
other positions RV, rv, no longer in Hie ..."
3. The Principles of Physics by Alfred Payson Gage (1895)
"Light transmitted through certain liquids (as sulphate of quinine and blood) and
certain solids (as some colored glasses) produces band spectrums. ..."
4. The Principles of Physics by Alfred Payson Gage (1895)
"Light transmitted through certain liquids (as sulphate of quinine and blood) and
certain solids (as some colored glasses) produces band spectrums. ..."
5. The Principles of Physics by Alfred Payson Gage (1901)
"Light transmitted through certain liquids (as sulphate of quinine and blood) and
certain solids (as some colored glasses) produces band spectrums. ..."
6. The Microscope and Histology by Simon Henry Gage (1892)
"Various spectrums.—All except that of Sodium were obtained by diffused day-light
and the slit of such a width that gave the most distinct Fraunhofer lines. ..."
7. The Harvard Classics by Charles William Eliot (1910)
"When I look at this salted spirit-lamp I see a series of spectrums of ... I see
a succession of five or six brilliantly coloured spectrums on each side of ..."
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