Word Study
spectroscopist |
spectroscopy |
spectrum |
spectrum analysis |
spectrum line |
specular
| speculate
| speculation
| speculatist
| speculative
| speculatively
specular
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective specular has 1 sense
- specular(s = adj.all) mirrorlike - capable of reflecting light like a mirror; "mirrorlike surface of the lake"; "a specular metal"
CIDE DICTIONARY
specular, a. [L. specularis (cf., from the same root, specula a lookout, watchtower): cf. F. spéculaire. See Speculum.].
- Having the qualities of a speculum, or mirror; having a smooth, reflecting surface; as, a specular metal; a specular surface. [1913 Webster]
- Of or pertaining to a speculum; conducted with the aid of a speculum; as, a specular examination. [1913 Webster]
- Assisting sight, as a lens or the like. [1913 Webster]"Thy specular orb
Apply to well-dissected kernels; lo!
In each observe the slender threads
Of first-beginning trees." [1913 Webster] - Affording view. Milton. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
specular, adj.
1 of or having the nature of a speculum.
2 reflecting.
1 of or having the nature of a speculum.
2 reflecting.
Idiom
specular iron ore lustrous haematite.
Etymology
L specularis (as SPECULUM)
For further exploring for "specular" in Webster Dictionary Online
