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spectral

[spek-truhl]

adjective

  1. of or relating to a specter; ghostly; phantom.

  2. resembling or suggesting a specter.

  3. of, relating to, or produced by a spectrum or spectra.

  4. resembling or suggesting a spectrum or spectra.



spectral

/ spɛkˈtrælɪtɪ, ˈspɛktrəl /

adjective

  1. of or like a spectre

  2. of or relating to a spectrum

    spectral colours

  3. physics (of a physical quantity) relating to a single wavelength of radiation

    spectral luminous efficiency

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • spectrality noun
  • spectralness noun
  • spectrally adverb
  • nonspectral adjective
  • nonspectrally adverb
  • nonspectrality noun
  • ˈ𳦳ٰ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spectral1

First recorded in 1710–20; from Latin spectr(um) ( specter ) + -al 1
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She says 2T2 is infused with emotion; bereavement and illness informing tracks such as Stound, with its beats and spectral chanting.

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Because HLS MS 172 is in places badly faded, the academics worked not from the original but from pictures obtained using ultraviolet light and spectral imaging.

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Join resident ‘Ghost Adventures’ aficionado Lorraine Ali for an investigation of the famed venue’s spectral vibes with ‘magnet for energies’ Zak Bagans.

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A spectral rendition of a ballad written in the late 1950s by the British folkie Ewan MacColl, Flack’s breakout hit might be the slowest song ever to see the top of Billboard’s Hot 100.

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She said she prays that some spectral force or improbable pang of conscience will “touch the heart” of Trump.

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