1. An ordered array of the components of an emission or wave
   "The prism separated the light into a colourful spectrum"
    
2. A broad range of related objects, values, qualities, ideas or activities
   "The political spectrum ranges from far-left to far-right ideologies"

Derived forms: spectra, spectrums

Type of: ambit, array, compass, orbit, range, reach, scope

Encyclopedia: Spectrum, Bristol