spectral
[ spek-truhl ]
/ ˈspɛk trəl /
Save This Word!
adjective
QUIZZES
QUIZ YOURSELF ON “THEIR,” “THERE,” AND “THEY’RE”
Are you aware how often people swap around “their,” “there,” and “they’re”? Prove you have more than a fair grasp over these commonly confused words.
Question 1 of 7
Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?
OTHER WORDS FROM spectral
Words nearby spectral
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Example sentences from the Web for spectral
British Dictionary definitions for spectral
spectral
/ (ˈspɛktrəl) /
adjective
of or like a spectre
of or relating to a spectrumspectral colours
physics (of a physical quantity) relating to a single wavelength of radiationspectral luminous efficiency
Derived forms of spectral
spectrality (spɛkˈtrælɪtɪ) or spectralness, nounspectrally, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.