prep_phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌɒn ðə ˈspɛktɹəm/
General-American:/ˌɑn ðə ˈspɛktɹəm/
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rhymes with -ɛktɹəm
1
prep_phrase
Meaning 1
Having autism spectrum disorder or exhibiting traits relating to or within the autism spectrum; autistic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, informal, predicative
Qualifier: autism
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: spectrumy
Antonyms: none provided
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prep_phrase
Meaning 2
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, spectrum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Referring to the fact that autism is regarded as a spectrum disorder, that is, manifesting with varying symptoms and severity in different people.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Czech:
na spektru
— having autism spectrum disorder or exhibiting traits relating to or within the autism spectrum (cognates) — see also autistic
French:
sur le spectre
— having autism spectrum disorder or exhibiting traits relating to or within the autism spectrum (cognates) — see also autistic
German:
auf dem Spektrum
— having autism spectrum disorder or exhibiting traits relating to or within the autism spectrum (cognates) — see also autistic
Italian:
nello spettro
— having autism spectrum disorder or exhibiting traits relating to or within the autism spectrum (cognates) — see also autistic
Polish:
w spektrum
— having autism spectrum disorder or exhibiting traits relating to or within the autism spectrum (cognates) — see also autistic
Portuguese:
no espectro
— having autism spectrum disorder or exhibiting traits relating to or within the autism spectrum (cognates) — see also autistic
Spanish:
en el espectro
— having autism spectrum disorder or exhibiting traits relating to or within the autism spectrum (cognates) — see also autistic
Ukrainian:
у спектрі
(u spektri)
— having autism spectrum disorder or exhibiting traits relating to or within the autism spectrum (cognates) — see also autistic
