spectrality

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; < Latin spectr(um) (see specter) + -al1

spec·tral·i·ty, spec·tral·ness, noun
spec·tral·ly, adverb
non·spec·tral, adjective
non·spec·tral·ly, adverb
non·spec·tral·i·ty, noun
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spectral (ˈspɛktrəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
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
 
spectrality
 
n
 
'spectralness
 
n
 
'spectrally
 
adv

spectral (ˈspɛktrəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
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
 
spectrality
 
n
 
'spectralness
 
n
 
'spectrally
 
adv

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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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