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Spectral

Spec′tral

,
Adj.
1.
Of or pertaining to a specter; ghosty.
He that feels timid at the
spectral
form of evil is not the man to spread light.
F. W. Robertson.
2.
(Opt.)
Of or pertaining to the spectrum; made by the spectrum;
as,
spectral
colors;
spectral
analysis.
Spectral lemur
.
(Zool.)
See
Tarsius
.

Definition 2024


spectral

spectral

English

Adjective

spectral (comparative more spectral, superlative most spectral)

  1. Of, or pertaining to, spectres; ghostly.
    The spectral chain-rattling and moans gave me the chills.
    • 1859, Charles Dickens, The Haunted House
      Agitated by a multitude of curious thoughts, I retired to my room, that night, prepared to encounter some new experience of a spectral character.
  2. Of, or pertaining to, spectra.

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spɛk.tʁal/

Adjective

spectral m (feminine singular spectrale, masculine plural spectraux, feminine plural spectrales)

  1. spectral

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Romanian

Etymology

French spectral

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [spekˈtral]

Adjective

spectral m, n (feminine singular spectrală, masculine plural spectrali, feminine and neuter plural spectrale)

  1. spectral

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Synonyms

  • fantomatic

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