Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, resembling, or produced by a mirror or speculum.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to a mirror; capable of reflecting objects: as, a specular surface; a specular mineral; specular metal (an alloy prepared for making mirrors).
- Assisting or facilitating vision; serving for inspection or observation; affording a view: as, a specular orb (the eye or a lens); specular stone (an old name for mica used in windows, in Latin specularis lapis); a specular tower (one serving as a lookout).
- In ornithology, of or pertaining to the speculum of the wing; ocellar: as, the specular area; specular iridescence.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having the qualities of a speculum, or mirror; having a smooth, reflecting surface
- adjective (Med.) Of or pertaining to a speculum; conducted with the aid of a speculum.
- adjective obsolete Assisting sight, as a lens or the like.
- adjective rare Affording view.
- adjective (Min.) See
Hematite .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Pertaining to
sight orvision . - adjective poetic Offering an
expansive view;picturesque .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective capable of reflecting light like a mirror
Etymologies
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Examples
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Cassini scientists had been looking for the glint, also known as a specular reflection, since the spacecraft began orbiting Saturn in 2004.
Cassini Captures Sunshine Gleaming off Lake on Titan | Universe Today 2009
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In some places it is obtained from what is called the specular iron ore, and also from black oxide.
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Other treasures in the tomb included shells imported from the Pacific coast, colorful bowls, remnants of textiles and ingots of a brilliant red pigment called specular hematitite, similar to the bronze ingots in Mediterranean shipwrecks.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Cassini scientists had been looking for the glint, also known as a specular reflection, since the spacecraft began orbiting Saturn in
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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Cassini scientists had been looking for the glint, also known as a specular reflection, since the spacecraft began orbiting Saturn in
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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Other treasures in the tomb included shells imported from the Pacific coast, colorful bowls, remnants of textiles and ingots of a brilliant red pigment called specular hematitite, similar to the bronze ingots in Mediterranean shipwrecks.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Cassini scientists had been looking for the glint, also known as a specular reflection, since the spacecraft began orbiting Saturn in 2004.
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Cassini scientists had been looking for the glint, also known as a specular reflection, since the spacecraft began orbiting Saturn in 2004.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Cassini scientists had been looking for the glint, also known as a specular reflection, since the spacecraft began orbiting Saturn in
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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Cassini scientists had been looking for the glint, also known as a specular reflection, since the spacecraft began orbiting Saturn in
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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