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spectrogram

[ spek-truh-gram ]
/ ˈspɛk trəˌgræm /
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noun
a representation or photograph of a spectrum.
sound spectrogram.
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Origin of spectrogram

First recorded in 1890–95; spectro- + -gram1

Words nearby spectrogram

spectrobolometer, spectrochemical, spectrochemistry, spectrocolorimetry, spectrofluorimeter, spectrogram, spectrograph, spectrography, spectroheliogram, spectroheliograph, spectrohelioscope
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