spectral
Origin of spectral
1Other words from spectral
- spec·tral·i·ty, spec·tral·ness, noun
- spec·tral·ly, adverb
- non·spec·tral, adjective
- non·spec·tral·ly, adverb
- non·spec·tral·i·ty, noun
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How to use spectral in a sentence
Researchers in the original study used a technique called polynomial fitting, which is supposed to remove background noise around the spectral region where phosphine signals should pop up.
Not finding life on Venus would be disappointing. But it’s good science at work. | Neel Patel | October 31, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewShe was close under the stern, and rendered spectrally visible by the light of the lantern.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneTwo dusky forms glided spectrally into the place, one bearing a lamp.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks | Bracebridge HemyngThey descended the rise and, reaching the flat, discerned the gaunt walls of the old inn looming spectrally from the mist.
The Shrieking Pit | Arthur J. ReesIf their hues are close together spectrally this effect is not as apparent.
Visual Illusions | Matthew Luckiesh
Already, as he rode out of the yard, a gatepost and a tree shone spectrally.
Cripps, the Carrier | R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
British Dictionary definitions for spectral
/ (ˈspɛktrəl) /
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
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