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spectral

[spek-truhl] / ˈspɛk trəl /


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After a moment, he passed the device to me, and ahead, at great distance, I saw three spectral outlines tumbling around on a nearby peak.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

As a result, the chip becomes sensitive across a much wider spectral range than standard silicon sensors.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

“Mother Mary” is as hair-raising as it is eyebrow-raising, all spectral senselessness until, out of nowhere, the eeriness gives way to a startling profundity as the film explores remorse with biblical repercussions.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

To achieve this, they combined time-spectrum mapping, compressive spectral imaging and coherent modulation imaging.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

And, in that instarit, his wife became a dark spectral presence in the room.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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