Word Finder - spectral

definition

Of, or pertaining to, spectres; ghostly.

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The spectral chain-rattling and moans gave me the chills.

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• ghostly

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Of, or pertaining to, spectra; classified according to frequency or wavelength (of light etc)

Can it really be possible that a spectral, supernatural hound lurks on the barren moor?

We cannot here do more than refer to the spectral type of the sun.

Earlier work established the potential for estimating spectral irradiance from multi-band data using a neural network technique (Milton et al., 2000 ).

For stations at in the Irminger Basin, a model based on phytoplankton photosynthetic responses to changes in spectral irradiance was the most accurate.

It measures spectral global irradiance between 280 and 600 nm with a step size of 0.5 nm and a resolution of 1 nm.

Due to their narrow spectral lines, they also act as a high-resolution probe of gas kinematics in outflow regions and active galactic nuclei.

The benefit is a dramatic reduction in spectral leakage, enabling any measure of zero padding to be used.

Among the kelp forests and the rock lobsters and the nudibranchs, spectral hulks cast eerie shadows.

When the Normalize option is checked, the spectral magnitudes are adjusted so that power is conserved.

The integration is done in frequency partitions that use the midpoints between adjacent spectral peak frequencies.

Synchrotron infrared spectroscopy allowed the chemisorption bonds of both surface modifiers and reactant molecules to be probed with high spectral resolution.

It also has the spectral signature of a miniature bipolar outflow.

Both the spectral and time-interval profiles have the units of frequency, and together they can explain most pitch perceptions.

In particular, the work will employ spectral diagnostics developed for solar physics research to understand what is going on in the tokamak plasmas.

It is often said that ghostly processions and spectral monks dressed in white habits haunt the track.

The measurement of black body temperature therefore links the primary spectral radiance and irradiance scales to primary detector scales.

Since the energy response and spectral resolution of the two grating assemblies differ, separation of the output may be important for some observers.

Eurotherm's System 21 uses a spectral fingerprint sensor to measure coating thickness on substrates.

Caltech have a Virtual Planetary Laboratory aimed at reproducing possible spectral signatures to help the Terrestrial Planet Finder program.

Unlike LASCO, it will make measurements and images between 2 and 10 solar radii with high spectral and spatial resolution.

Explain the physical cause of the spin-orbit splitting of energy levels (and therefore spectral lines ).

So it accelerate in a differnt way then spectral features themself.

The functions listed below are the results of our collaborative research on human cone spectral sensitivities and luminance sensitivity.

In Figure 5, the energy period lies in the middle of the power spectral density.

From the black sky A2 observations background spectral file were derived.

Disp A three character code indicating the dispersion used to determine the mk spectral type, or a quality for the spectral type.

This database illustrates searching for spectral properties based on (inter alia) chemical substructure searches.

Atomic spectra generally consist of many sharp lines which, in the absence of spectral overlap, appear symmetrical.

Combine a guided trip with a hunt for spectral tarsier at dusk for value for money.

Errors in estimating this white noise variance are translated to errors in scale of the AR spectral values.

A statistical comparison of the spectral width with the flow reversal boundary has been conducted using three years of data.

As a step towards removing this difficulty we notice that the energy of a vibration such as is represented by a spectral line has the peculiarity of being unable to exist (so far as we know) without suffering dissipation into the ether.

High accuracy filter radiometers are used in thermal and optical metrology, for temperature measurements, photometry, and derivation of spectral emission.

Use the reflectance curves illustrating the spectral response patterns of these two categories to help explain your answer.

Spectral sensitivities of human cone visual pigments determined in vivo and in vitro.

Eurotherm 's System 21 uses a spectral fingerprint sensor to measure coating thickness on substrates.

A spectral feature near 10 microns is evidence for small amorphous silicate grains.

Note that spectral leakage to other bins will reduce the power reported for each component.

The NL SF algorithm adds full spectral factorization so that both the AR and MA roots will lie within the unit circle.

Explain the physical cause of the spin-orbit splitting of energy levels (and therefore spectral lines).

Disp A three character code indicating the dispersion used to determine the MK spectral type, or a quality for the spectral type.

Gliding spectral lines can be recreated by gradual reduction of the time gaps between the events.

The spectral peak count will be half the signal subspace value.

Spectral transmittance can be measured at either selected wavelengths or by using a scanning technique at regular intervals.

Again the music is suggestive of an unfamiliar terrain toward which these sirens draw the unwary through spectral waves.

Spectral analysis showed that cardiac vagal tone was increased by beta blocker therapy, even under conditions of stress.

Serengeti's patented "Spectral Control System" selectively filters the various wavelengths of light, giving truer, clearer color perception.

Spectral karyotyping (SKY), an advanced method of screening chromosomes for numeric and structural abnormalities, is used to evaluate pediatric tumors.

Before the moment when she saw the book, she hadn't wanted to connect the spectral figure of her mind with the very real man before her.

The sources exhibit a very wide range of spectral hardness, with interstellar absorption identified as a major influence.