spectral signature

collocation in English

meaningsofspectralandsignature

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withsignature.
spectral
adjective
uk
/ˈspek.trəl/us
/ˈspek.trəl/
coming from or seeming to be the spirit of a ...
See more atspectral
signature
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪɡ.nə.tʃər/us
/ˈsɪɡ.nə.tʃɚ/
your name written by yourself, always in the same way, usually to show that something has been written or agreed ...
See more atsignature

(Definition ofspectralandsignaturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofspectral signature

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Thus, we searched for thespectralsignatureassociated with red light absorption by chlorophyll.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The sediment samples studied have a distinctivespectralsignatureowing to the vibration absorption features and photosynthetic pigments of the stratified microbial community that populate the sabkha environment.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Hyperspectral, as opposed to multispectral, processing gives the potential of improvedspectralsignature measurement from airborne and spaceborne sensor platforms.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
This delay, called a light echo of the supernova explosion also allowed the astronomers to measure thespectralsignatureof the light from the explosion.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Thespectralsignatureof stars indicates the composition of the stellar atmosphere.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Thespectralsignatureof krypton can be observed to have several very sharp lines.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
A modern stealth vehicle is designed from the outset to have a chosenspectralsignature.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Harmonics may be enabled or disable corresponding to the state of the hard material thus encoding the state of the device as aspectralsignature.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Despite the confirmation of extraterrestrial water vapor and ice, thespectralsignatureof liquid water is yet to be confirmed.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Thespectralsignatureof olivine has been seen in the dust disks around young stars.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Ultimately correct matching ofspectralsignaturerecorded by image pixel withspectralsignatureof existing elements leads to accurate classification in remote sensing.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Depending on pixel resolution, a pixel can represent manyspectralsignaturemixed together - that is why much remote sensing analysis is done to unmix mixtures.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
An interpreter can document the amount of energy reflected from each at specific wavelengths to create aspectralsignature.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
If the physical size of the trace contaminant is on the order of the pixel size imaged on the sample, itsspectralsignaturewill likely be detectable.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Identification of optical spectral signatures for detecting cheat and ryegrass in winter wheat.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The absorption of light by life at certain wavelengths could then produce spectral signatures which are distinctive.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Information sources are fully referenced and integrated with newer intensive ground surveys and the spectral signatures acquired by remote sensing.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Such specific spectral signatures (obtained by "tuning" the brain) appear to provide robust measures of anesthetic depth in each person.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The advantage of alkyl aluminium and similar compounds is the high content of carbon and hydrogen, resulting in bright emission lines similar tospectralsignatureof burning jet fuel.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofspectral
Go to the definition ofsignature
See other collocations withsignature