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spectral¹

  • /ˈspɛktɹəɫ/

Where it comes from

From spectr(e) + -al.

adjective more spectral · most spectral

  1. Of, or pertaining to, spectres; ghostly. The spectral chain-rattling and moans gave me the chills.

    Similar: ghostly · Opposite: nonspectral, unspectral

spectral²

  • /ˈspɛktɹəɫ/

Where it comes from

From spectr(um) + -al.

adjective more spectral · most spectral

  1. Of, or pertaining to, spectra; classified according to frequency or wavelength (of light, etc.).

    Opposite: nonspectral

  2. On the spectrum; spectrumy.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: ghostlike, ghostly, phantasmal, spiritual, apparitional, supernatural, frequency, spectrum, spectrometric, spectroscopy, spectroscopic, spectrometry, spectra, spiritlike, phantomlike, wraithlike

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adj pertaining to a spectre

Españolespectral
Portuguêsespectral
Françaisspectral
Italianospettrale
Ελληνικάφασματικός fasmatikós
Românăspectral
العربيةطَيِفِيّ ṭayifiyy

adj ghostly

Españolespectral
Portuguêsespectral
Italianospettrale
Românăspectral
العربيةطَيِفِيّ ṭayifiyy

adj of a spectrum

Portuguêsespectral
Françaisspectral
Deutschspektral, Spektral-
Italianospettrale
Românăspectral
العربيةطَيِفِيّ ṭayifiyy

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"spectral." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/spectral. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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spectral. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/spectral

Chicago

"spectral." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/spectral.

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@misc{spectral_2026,
  title = {spectral},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spectral},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}