espectro
Galician
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈpɛktɾo/ [es̺ˈpɛk.t̪ɾʊ]
- Rhymes: -ɛktɾo
- Hyphenation: es‧pec‧tro
Noun
espectro m (plural espectros)
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin spectrum.
Pronunciation
- (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/
- Rhymes: -ɛktɾu
- Hyphenation: es‧pec‧tro
Noun
espectro m (plural espectros)
- spectre, ghost
- Synonym: fantasma
- spectrum
- Um espectro de possibilidades.
- A spectrum of possibilities.
Usage notes
The form espectro is most common in Brazil. It is also used in Portugal, though less commonly than espetro.
Derived terms
- espectro autista
- espectro eletromagnético
- espectrômetro
Further reading
- “espectro”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “espectro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈpeɡtɾo/ [esˈpeɣ̞.t̪ɾo]
- Rhymes: -eɡtɾo
- Syllabification: es‧pec‧tro
Noun
espectro m (plural espectros)
- spectrum
- Synonym: gama
- spectre, ghost
- Synonyms: fantasma, espíritu
- El espectro de la novia. ― The spectre of the bride.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “espectro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024