multispectral

[ muhl-tee-spek-truhl, muhl-tahy- ]

adjective

1. (of an airborne camera or scanner) capable of sensing and recording radiation from invisible as well as visible parts of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Word History and Origins

Origin of multispectral¹

First recorded in 1965–70; multi- + spectral

Example Sentences

By comparing strain rates derived from Sentinel-1’s radar readings to multispectral images captured by Landsat satellites, she’s found that increasing strain rates often foreshadow the spread of a crack through ice.

From MIT Technology Review

Although we can’t directly view Earth’s core, Psyche will use a multispectral imager, an instrument that uses filters and two cameras to obtain high-resolution geologic, compositional, and topographical data from the asteroid.

From MIT Technology Review

Rocks containing limonite, a hydrous iron oxide, may be identified readily from Landsat Multispectral Scanner data.

From Project Gutenberg