specular
AdjectiveSynonyms:
mirrorlike
Open English WordNet
Adjective (1)
- capable of reflecting light like a mirror“mirrorlike surface of the lake”“a specular metal”Synonyms: mirrorlikeOpposite nonreflectingSimilar reflective
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Spec′u·lar adjective
Origin: L. specularis (cf., from the same root, specula a lookout, watchtower): cf. F. spéculaire. See Speculum.
1. Having the qualities of a speculum, or mirror; having a smooth, reflecting surface; as, a specular metal; a specular surface.
2. Medicine 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. obsolete
Thy specular orb Apply to well-dissected kernels; lo! In each observe the slender threads Of first-beginning trees.— John Philips
4. Affording view. rare “Look once more, ere we leave this specular mount.” John Milton
Specular iron. Mineralogy See Hematite.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54