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spectral
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spec·tral  (spktrl)
adj.
1. Of or resembling a specter; ghostly.
2. Of, relating to, or produced by a spectrum.

spec·trali·ty (-trl-t), spectral·ness (-trl-ns) n.
spectral·ly adv.

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
Adj.1.spectral - of or relating to a spectrum; "spectral colors"; "spectral analysis"
2.spectral - resembling or characteristic of a phantom; "a ghostly face at the window"; "a phantasmal presence in the room"; "spectral emanations"; "spiritual tappings at a seance"
supernatural - not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material; "supernatural forces and occurrences and beings"

spectral
adjective ghostly, unearthly, eerie, supernatural, weird, phantom, shadowy, uncanny, spooky (informal), insubstantial, incorporeal, wraithlike the spectral quality of the light
Translations
spectral [ˈspektrəl] ADJespectral
spectral
adj
(of ghosts)geisterhaft, gespenstisch
(of the spectrum)spektral, Spektral-; spectral colourSpektralfarbe f
spectral [ˈspɛktrəl] adj (liter) (ghostly) → spettrale


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