Etymology

subspectrum

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Today it means: Any of a number of spectra of components of a mixture that together make an observed spectrum Full definition →

English spectrum ← Latin spectrum
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  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Latinspeciō
  5. Latinspectrum
  6. Englishspectrum
  7. English todaysubspectrum

From sub- + spectrum.

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