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Specular

Specular Meaning & Definition
Specular Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Specular?

[adj] capable of reflecting light like a mirror; "mirrorlike surface of the lake"; "a specular metal"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Specular: mirrorlike | reflective

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Specular In Webster's Dictionary

\Spec"u*lar\, a. [L. specularis (cf., from the same root, specula a lookout, watchtower): cf. F. sp['e]culaire. See {Speculum}.] 1. Having the qualities of a speculum, or mirror; having a smooth, reflecting surface; as, a specular metal; a specular surface. 2. (Med.) Of or pertaining to a speculum; conducted with the aid of a speculum; as, a specular examination. 3. Assisting sight, as a lens or the like. [Obs.] Thy specular orb Apply to well-dissected kernels; lo! In each observe the slender threads Of first-beginning trees. --J. Philips. 4. Affording view. [R.] ``Look once more, ere we leave this specular mount.'' --Milton. {Specular iron}. (Min.) See {Hematite}.

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