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spectrality
spec·tral
/
ˈspɛk
trəl
/
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[
spek
-tr
uh
l
]
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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
) +
-al
1
Related forms
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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Collins
World English Dictionary
spectral
(ˈspɛktrəl)
—
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)
—
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
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.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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