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How to pronounce spectra in American English
“spectra” pronunciation by American speakers
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RIGHT, SO THESE SPECTRA ARE BOTH METHANE ICE SPECTRA, REALLY.
NASA
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These are wonderful spectra.
Smithsonian Air & Space
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this periodic table as the spectra spectrum of these different atoms and the uh the spectra
NSF
Words that sound like “spectra”
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