spectrogram

noun

spec·​tro·​gram ˈspek-t(r)ə-ˌgram How to pronounce spectrogram (audio)
: a photograph, image, or diagram of a spectrum

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All the fancy spectrograms in the world won’t help me if my monitor crushes colors far more than my footage does. Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 25 Aug. 2024 The data to build these spectrograms come from the lab’s other app, eBird, which pools bird recordings and photographs from both experienced birders from around the world, and from a large collection of recordings and photographs at Cornell’s Macaulay Library. Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024 The scientists partnered with Google to turn the recordings into visual representations called spectrograms, then trained a machine learning model to categorize the vocalizations based on their frequencies. Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024 Then, the software essentially scans the spectrograms for matches within an existing library of animal noises. Benji Jones, Vox, 25 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for spectrogram 

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First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of spectrogram was in 1892

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“Spectrogram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spectrogram. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

spectrogram

noun
spec·​tro·​gram ˈspek-t(r)ə-ˌgram How to pronounce spectrogram (audio)
: a photograph or diagram of a spectrum
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