English Explanatory Dictionary

spectral

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of, or pertaining to, spectres; ghostly.

adj

Of, or pertaining to, spectra; classified according to frequency or wavelength (of light etc.).

Pronunciation

/ˈspɛktɹəɫ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spectral.wav

Word forms

spectral more spectral most spectral

Etymology

From spectre + -al.

Synonyms

ghostly

Antonyms

nonspectral unspectral

Derived words

nonspectral spectrally spectral bat spectrality spectralness spectral owl unspectral autospectral bispectral cospectral eigenspectral extraspectral hydrogen spectral series hyperspectral isospectral microspectral midspectral monospectral multispectral nonisospectral pseudospectral spatiospectral spectral class spectral gating spectralism spectralist spectral line spectral set spectral theorem spectral theory spectral type subspectral temporospectral ultraspectral

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