spectral
adjective
of or relating to a specter; ghostly; phantom.
spectrally
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a word derived from
spectral.
Example Sentences
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“There is no other instrument that allows us to spectrally study such early galaxies,” said Khullar, who will continue his work as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Pittsburgh.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2022
To her surprise, this proved to be identical to the established genetic tree, with the breathy, spectrally complex sounds of chimpanzees and bonobos most similar to humans.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 17, 2015
In the show’s opening moments, you’re ushered from the Atlas lobby into an elevator, which is presided over by a man with a spectrally pallid face.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 23, 2015
The EQE is a spectrally resolved photocurrent measured under zero external bias and represents the ratio of photocarriers collected by an external circuit to the number of incident photons at a given wavelength.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 15, 2011
The greyhound’s eyes, catching the candles as she watched him, burned spectrally, two amber cups of feral light.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
