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spectral definition

spec·tral (-trəl)

adjective

  1. of, having the nature of, or like a specter; phantom; ghostly
  2. of or caused by a spectrum or spectra

Etymology: < specter + -al

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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