spectre
French → English
(physics) Spectrum: the range of wavelengths or frequencies of light or radiation
Le prisme décompose la lumière blanche en toutes les couleurs du spectre.
(English) The prism breaks down white light into all the colors of the spectrum.
Les astronomes analysent le spectre des étoiles pour connaître leur composition.
(English) Astronomers analyze the spectrum of stars to determine their composition.
(paranormal) Specter: a ghost or a phantom apparition of a dead person
Le spectre de Hamlet apparaît sur les remparts du château d'Elseneur.
(English) Hamlet's specter appears on the ramparts of Elsinore Castle.
Des témoins affirment avoir vu un spectre errer dans les couloirs du manoir.
(English) Witnesses claim to have seen a specter wandering the corridors of the manor.
(metaphor) Range: a broad array or variety of similar things or opinions
Ce candidat couvre un large spectre d'opinions politiques.
(English) This candidate covers a wide spectrum of political opinions.
L'entreprise propose un spectre complet de services pour les nouveaux clients.
(English) The company offers a full range of services for new clients.
(medicine) Spectrum: the group of pathogens that an antibiotic is effective against
Le médecin a prescrit un antibiotique à large spectre pour traiter l'infection.
(English) The doctor prescribed a broad-spectrum antibiotic to treat the infection.
Ce médicament a un spectre d'action limité aux bactéries gram-positives.
(English) This drug has a spectrum of action limited to gram-positive bacteria.
Entry ID: fr:en:spectre · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary