spectro-

American  

1. a combining form representing spectrum in compound words.

   spectrometer.

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spectro- British  

combining form

1. indicating a spectrum

   spectrogram

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Example Sentences

Vlado was a luxury brand — jerkin’ changed it to be friendlier to the dance, so Vlado came out with the Spectro shoe.

From Los Angeles Times

On the “Batman: Long Halloween — Part Two” Blu-ray disc, viewers get the 16-minute DC Showcase animated short starring Golden Age comics hero “The Blue Beatle,” that has him team up with Captain Atom, The Question and Nightshade as they battle Doctor Spectro.

From Washington Times

“There’s a huge win for domestic recyclers and producers,” said Luke Palen, president of Spectro Alloys Corp., which separates aluminum from other scrap metals and recycles it into alloys used by car makers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Spectro contributed the second track, "Hamburger Helper."

From Los Angeles Times

He is also resuming work on the European Space Agency cometary mission Rosetta, on which he has an ultraviolet spectro­meter instrument, and on plans to fly research payloads on suborbital spacecraft.

From Nature