spectral

[ spek-truh l ]
/ ˈspɛk trəl /
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adjective

of or relating to a specter; ghostly; phantom.
resembling or suggesting a specter.
of, relating to, or produced by a spectrum or spectra.
resembling or suggesting a spectrum or spectra.

Origin of spectral

1710–20; < Latin spectr(um) (see specter) + -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM spectral

Words nearby spectral

specter, spectinomycin, spector, spectra, spectra yellow, spectral, spectral line, spectral luminous efficiency, spectral series, spectral type, spectre

Words related to spectral

shadowy, eerie, haunted, illusory, phantom, scary, spiritual, spooky, supernatural, phantasmal, apparitional

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British Dictionary definitions for spectral

spectral
/ (ˈspɛktrəl) /

adjective

of or like a spectre
of or relating to a spectrum spectral colours
physics (of a physical quantity) relating to a single wavelength of radiation spectral luminous efficiency

Derived forms of spectral

spectrality (spɛkˈtrælɪtɪ) or spectralness, noun spectrally, adverb

Medical definitions for spectral

spectral
[ spĕk′trəl ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or produced by a spectrum.

Other words from spectral

spec•tral′i•ty (-trăl′ĭ-tē) null n.