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spectral [ˈspɛktrəl] adj
1. of or like a spectre 2. (Physics / General Physics) of or relating to a spectrum spectral colours 3. (Physics / General Physics) Physics (of a physical quantity) relating to a single wavelength of radiation spectral luminous efficiency spectrality [spɛkˈtrælɪtɪ], spectralness n spectrally adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
spectral adjective ghostly, unearthly, eerie, supernatural, weird, phantom, shadowy, uncanny, spooky (informal), insubstantial, incorporeal, wraithlike the spectral quality of the light Translations spectral adj (of ghosts) → geisterhaft, gespenstisch How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| All down her sides, this spectral appearance was traced with long channels of reddened rust, while all her spars and her rigging were like the thick branches of trees furred over with hoar-frost. An ice-field on the far horizon is moving slowly southward in the spectral light. But to the imaginative man, John Barleycorn sends the pitiless, spectral syllogisms of the white logic. |
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