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spectral

[spek-truhl] / ˈspɛk trəl /


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At present, CST-CMFI converts spectral information into temporal information, which limits its ability to study processes that are highly sensitive to spectral changes.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

The installation puts people inside that spectral array of color to capture the essence of those sunrises and sunsets.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

And Fabian Gamper’s spectral cinematography sometimes incorporates POV shots that produce the sensation that we, the viewer, are physically touring these long-abandoned rooms.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

Those spectra tracked changing signatures in the ejected gas, and new spectral features matched up with structures seen in the interferometric images, providing a direct one-to-one confirmation of how the flows were forming and colliding.

From Science Daily • Dec. 31, 2025

He was pointing at the trees, and as the witches looked down, they saw a stream of those spectral forms pouring across the grass, seeming to flow with no effort toward the people, their prey.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman




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