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spectrogram

noun · 3 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • US: /ˈspɛktɹəˌɡɹæm/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A visual representation of the spectrum of a sound changing through time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A visual representation of the spectrum of a celestial body's radiation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a photographic record of a spectrum

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: spectrograph

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: photograph, photo, exposure, picture, pic

Narrower terms: visible speech

History

Etymology

From spectro- + -gram.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: espectrograma — visual representation of spectrum of sound
  • Czech: spektrogram — visual representation of spectrum of sound
  • Finnish: spektrogrammi — visual representation of spectrum of sound
  • French: spectrogramme — visual representation of spectrum of sound
  • Georgian: სპექტროგრამა (sṗekṭrograma) — visual representation of spectrum of sound
  • Polish: spektrogram — visual representation of spectrum of sound
  • Swedish: spektrogram — visual representation of spectrum of sound
  • Thai: สเปกโทรแกรม — visual representation of spectrum of sound
  • Czech: spektrogram — visual representation of spectrum of radiation
  • Finnish: spektrogrammi — visual representation of spectrum of radiation
  • French: spectrogramme — visual representation of spectrum of radiation
  • Swedish: spektrogram — visual representation of spectrum of radiation