espectro

Galician

Alternative forms

• espetro (reintegrationist)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpɛktɾo/ [es̺ˈpɛk.t̪ɾʊ]
• Rhymes: -ɛktɾo
• Hyphenation: es‧pec‧tro

Noun

espectro m (plural espectros)

1. spectrum
2. spectre, ghost

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• espetro (Portugal)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin spectrum.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpɛk.tɾu/, /esˈpɛk.tɾu/, /isˈpɛ.ki.tɾu/, /esˈpɛ.ki.tɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpɛk.tɾu/, /esˈpɛk.tɾu/, /isˈpɛ.ki.tɾu/, /esˈpɛ.ki.tɾu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈpɛk.tɾu/, /eʃˈpɛk.tɾu/, /iʃˈpɛ.ki.tɾu/, /eʃˈpɛ.ki.tɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈpɛk.tɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpɛ.ktɾu/

• Hyphenation: es‧pec‧tro

Noun

espectro m (plural espectros) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling, European Portuguese spelling)

1. spectre, ghost

   Synonym: fantasma

2. spectrum

   Um espectro de possibilidades.

   A spectrum of possibilities.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin spectrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpeɡtɾo/ [esˈpeɣ̞.t̪ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɡtɾo
• Syllabification: es‧pec‧tro

Noun

espectro m (plural espectros)

1. spectrum

   Synonym: gama

2. spectre, ghost

   Synonyms: fantasma, espíritu

   El espectro de la novia. ― The spectre of the bride.

Derived terms

• espectro de absorción
• espectro de emisión
• espectro de masas
• espectro del Sol
• espectro electromagnético
• trastorno del espectro autista

 

Further reading

• “espectro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28