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Specular   Listen
adjective
Specular  adj.  
1.
Having the qualities of a speculum, or mirror; having a smooth, reflecting surface; as, a specular metal; a specular surface.
2.
(Med.) Of or pertaining to a speculum; conducted with the aid of a speculum; as, a specular examination.
3.
Assisting sight, as a lens or the like. (Obs.) "Thy specular orb Apply to well-dissected kernels; lo! In each observe the slender threads Of first-beginning trees."
4.
Affording view. (R.) "Look once more, ere we leave this specular mount."
Specular iron. (Min.) See Hematite.





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Words linked to "Specular" :   reflective, mirrorlike


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