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spec⋅tral

[spek-truhl]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to a specter; ghostly; phantom.
2. resembling or suggesting a specter.
3. of, pertaining to, or produced by a spectrum or spectra.
4. resembling or suggesting a spectrum or spectra.

Origin:
1710–20; < L spectr(um) (see specter ) + -al 1


spec⋅tral⋅i⋅ty, spec⋅tral⋅ness, noun
spec⋅tral⋅ly, adverb
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spec·tral   (spěk'trəl)   
adj.  
  1. Of or resembling a specter; ghostly.

  2. Of, relating to, or produced by a spectrum.

spec·tral'i·ty (-trāl'ĭ-tē), spec'tral·ness (-trəl-nĭs) n., spec'tral·ly adv.
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Main Entry: spec·tral
Pronunciation: 'spek-tr&l
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or made by a spectrum —spec·tral·ly adverb
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spectral spec·tral (spěk'trəl)
adj.
Of, relating to, or produced by a spectrum.


spec·tral'i·ty (-trāl'ĭ-tē) or spec'tral·ness (-trəl-nĭs) n.

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