Synonyms for
Spectral
Definition
relating to or resembling a ghost; of or relating to a spectrum
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- spectral analysis
- spectral data
- spectral lines
- spectral density
- spectral image
- spectral properties
- spectral response
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Usage note
Primarily used in scientific contexts (e.g., spectral analysis) or to describe something ghostly or unreal. Avoid using it for everyday physical objects.
Example sentences
- The old house had a spectral feeling that made me shiver.
- The scientist studied the spectral lines to learn more about the stars.
- The spectral mist that hovered over the lake looked like a ghostly apparition.
- She had a spectral vision of her deceased grandmother.
- The spectral glow in the sky was caused by the Northern Lights.
Quotes
The spectral evidence for God is far stronger than the empirical evidence for electrons. - Eben Alexander
The spectral quality of photography has always attracted me. - Nan Goldin
It is not the spectral evidence of the devil that has been found in Salem. It is the spectral evidence of the people who saw the devil. - Arthur Miller