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spectral

7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. spectral (adjective)
  2. spectral bat (noun)
  3. spectral distribution (noun)
  4. spectral lemur (noun)
  5. spectral line (noun)
  6. spectral owl (noun)
  7. spectral type (noun)

spec·tral

adj \ˈspek-trəl\

Definition of SPECTRAL

1
: of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly
2
: of, relating to, or made by a spectrum
— spec·tral·ly \ˈspek-trə-lē\ adverb
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First Known Use of SPECTRAL

1769

Other Physics Terms

amplitude, centrifugal, centripetal, convection, gradient, hysteresis, kinetic, lase, quantum

Rhymes with SPECTRAL

pectoral

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