spectral
adjective
spec·tral
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Definition of spectral
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Other Words from spectral
spectrally
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adverb
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adverb
Examples of spectral in a Sentence
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For all her logic, she is kept secret company by the ghost of her dead daughter, Evelyn, who overheated to death in the Arizona sun as a months-old babe but lives and grows in spectral form. — Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, "Téa Obreht follows up 'The Tiger's Wife' with 'Inland' a haunted, fantastical Western," 13 Aug. 2019 That would have obliterated the telltale spectral cutoff. — Adrian Cho, Science | AAAS, "Galaxy hunters spot hidden giants in the early universe," 7 Aug. 2019 In 2017 a Swiss research lab, GRS GemResearch Swisslab AG, issued a report saying that pink sapphires from Tananarive can be identified through spectral analysis. — Paul Tullis, National Geographic, "How the sapphire trade is driving lemurs toward extinction," 6 Mar. 2019 So for his eighth-grade science fair project, Jurić wanted to capture that spectral light. — Quanta Magazine, "Prepping for a Flood of Heavenly Bodies," 24 Oct. 2018 But that spectral cameo has confused scholars for a long time. — National Geographic, "Episode 6: Harem Conspiracy Papyrus," 16 July 2019 The original Jackson novel, and The Haunting film based on it, both end with one character’s death from what may have been suicide, or may have been a sort of spectral murder by the house itself. — Aja Romano, Vox, "Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill House is a slow-burn family nightmare," 12 Oct. 2018 The Haunted Mansion contingent will be expanded with the inclusion of the spectral bride, whom visitors usually see in the attic scenes of the Liberty Square attraction. — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, "Disney adds characters to Not-So-Scary Halloween Party’s parade," 23 July 2019 In the past, Google has included an additional microphone, laser autofocus, and a spectral/flicker sensors beside Pixel cameras. — Jacob Kastrenakes, The Verge, "Everything we think we know about the Pixel 4, from Google’s Pixel 4 reveal," 13 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'spectral.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for spectral
spectral
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of spectral
literary
: of, relating to, or suggesting a ghost
technical
: of, relating to, or made by a spectrum
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spectral
adjective
spec·tral
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Medical Definition of spectral
: of, relating to, or made by a spectrum