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spectra

American  
[spek-truh] / ˈspɛk trə /

noun

  1. a plural of spectrum.


spectra British  
/ ˈspɛktrə /

noun

  1. the plural of spectrum

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The team also compared the images with spectra from major facilities such as Gemini.

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Crucially, the simulated light spectra closely matched what astronomers observe from real systems.

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The spectra of the little red dots differed significantly from known dust-reddened active galactic nuclei.

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Understanding the full picture requires precise measurements of the energy spectra of different cosmic ray species and their individual "knees."

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"The infrared wavelengths of our observations overlap with an important silicate dust feature that's characteristic of some red supergiant spectra," Kilpatrick said.

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