GRE Word List
SPECTRUM
a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order
The meaning of the word spectrum is a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order.
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| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
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