Specular
/ˈspɛk.jə.lɚ/ adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Pertaining to mirrors; mirror-like, reflective.
"a perfect likeness would rather suggest a specular, and hence speculatory, phenomenon [...]."
- 2 Of or relating to a speculum; conducted with the aid of a speculum.
"a specular examination"
- 3 Assisting sight, like a lens etc.
"Thy specular orb / Apply to well-dissected kernels; lo! / In each observe the slender threads / Of first-beginning trees."
- 4 Offering an expansive view; picturesque. poetic
"Calm as the Universe, from specular towers / Of heaven contemplated by Spirits pure."
Adjective
- 1 capable of reflecting light like a mirror wordnet
Antonyms
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More examples"Specular image holds an important place in Lakan's theory of the Imaginary."
Etymology
From Latin speculāris, from speculum; and in some senses from speculārī (“to watch, observe”). Some later senses via French spéculaire.