spectra
Americannoun
noun
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"The spectra revealed that the signatures of the high-temperature plasma change velocity between the three observations, following the orbital motion of the white dwarf rather than that of the Be star," the researcher continues.
From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026
The new approach allows scientists to simulate the vibrational spectra of complex and disordered materials at realistic temperatures with near-ab initio accuracy while significantly reducing computational cost.
From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026
The team also compared the images with spectra from major facilities such as Gemini.
From Science Daily • Dec. 31, 2025
They also know how stars should appear in images and in detailed measurements of their light known as spectra.
From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2025
Hubble began to measure the spectra of distant galaxies–the business that Slipher had begun in Arizona.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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