How many syllables in spectrum?

There are 2 syllables in the word spectrum.

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How to pronounce spectrum:

Definition of spectrum:

spectrum (noun):: a range or scale of anything such as opinions or emotions; an ordered array of the components of an emission or wave.; a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order

Synonyms for spectrum:

absorption spectrum

acoustic spectrum

action spectrum

array

assortment

atomic spectrum

color spectrum

diapason

electromagnetic spectrum

emission spectrum

gamut

infrared spectrum

line spectrum

mass spectrum

microwave spectrum

radio spectrum

range

scale

scope

selection

series

sound spectrum

spectrum line

spread

stretch

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Antonyms for spectrum:

constraint

extreme

height

imprisonment

incarceration

insignificance

limitation

part

restraint

restriction

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