specular
IPA: spˈɛkjʌɫɝ
adjective
- Pertaining to mirrors; mirror-like, reflective.
- (medicine) Of or relating to a speculum; conducted with the aid of a speculum.
- Assisting sight, like a lens etc.
- (poetic) Offering an expansive view; picturesque.
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Examples of "specular" in Sentences
- Mirrors exhibit specular reflection.
- A decade and a half of specular growth.
- Diffuse and specular refer to materials.
- It is the complement to specular reflection.
- In this figure, the k vector is the specular beam.
- Specular reflection is measured with a specular glossmeter.
- Specularity is the visual appearance of specular reflections.
- So, specular gloss is proportional to the reflectance of the surface.
- It defines the dual relationship between the ego and the specular image.
- The specular highlights are distracting from the pattern of the grasshopper.
- In some places it is obtained from what is called the specular iron ore, and also from black oxide.
- Cassini scientists had been looking for the glint, also known as a specular reflection, since the spacecraft began orbiting Saturn in
- Cassini scientists had been looking for the glint, also known as a specular reflection, since the spacecraft began orbiting Saturn in 2004.
- 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.