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

  • 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.

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