spectral Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective of or relating to a spectrum
- spectral colors
- spectral analysis
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adjective satellite resembling or characteristic of a phantom
spiritual; ghostlike; phantasmal; ghostly; apparitional.
- a ghostly face at the window
- a phantasmal presence in the room
- spectral emanations
- spiritual tappings at a seance
WordNet
Spec"tral adjective
Definitions
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Of or pertaining to a specter; ghosty. He that feels timid at the spectral form of evil is not the man to spread light. F. W. Robertson.
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(Opt.) Of or pertaining to the spectrum; made by the spectrum; as, spectral colors;spectral analysis.
