visual spectrum

collocation in English

meaningsofvisualandspectrum

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visual
adjective
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/ˈvɪʒ.u.əl/us
/ˈvɪʒ.u.əl/
relating ...
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spectrum
noun[C]
uk
/ˈspek.trəm/us
/ˈspek.trəm/
the set of colours into which a beam of light can be separated, or a range of waves, such as light waves or ...
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(Definition ofvisualandspectrumfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Secondly, the presence of opponent processing channels at relatively long wavelengths suggests neuronal mechanisms designed for the detection of chromatic contrast in those segments of thevisualspectrum.
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However, every wave in thevisualspectrumis less than /2 out of sync with every other wave.
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For these organisms, it would take at least five differing ranges of wavelengths along the electromagnetic spectrum to reproduce their fullvisualspectrum.
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Harmonics are not just found in thevisualspectrum, but occur all throughout the electromagnetic spectrum.
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If objects appear white (reflective in thevisualspectrum), they are not necessarily equally reflective (and thus non-emissive) in the thermal infrared.
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For much of the history of observational astronomy, almost all observation was performed in thevisualspectrumwith optical telescopes.
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Birds have their greatest spectral sensitivity and finest hue discrimination at the red end of thevisualspectrum, so red is particularly conspicuous to them.
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Night vision infrared devices image in the near-infrared, just beyond thevisualspectrum, and can see emitted or reflected near-infrared in complete visual darkness.
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This means that mice do not perceive some of the colors in the humanvisualspectrum.
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For every wave in thevisualspectrum, the second-generation harmonic exists outside of the visual range.
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Further advancements enabled data to be collected in thevisualspectrumdown to a half-moonlit scene.
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These images, made on orthochromatic photoemulsive film or plates, were more sensitive to the blue end of thevisualspectrumthan the human eye or modern photometers.
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In comparison, a combination of red, green, and blue wavelengths of light are all that is necessary to simulate most of the common human trichromatvisualspectrum.
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There is a huge variety of eyes, for example, and many of these have radically different working schematics and different visual foci: thevisualspectrum, infrared, polarity and echolocation.
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Borg commonly have one eye (most often the left eye) replaced with a sophisticated ocular implant which allows them to see beyond the humanvisualspectrum.
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