Spectral — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of or relating to a spectrum

resembling or characteristic of a phantom

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spˈɛktɹəl/

🇬🇧British English

/spˈɛktɹəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spˈɛktɹəl/

2 syllables Say it as /spˈɛktɹəl/.

Examples

spectral colors
spectral analysis
a ghostly face at the window

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spiritual ghostly phantasmal ghostlike apparitional

Parts of Speech

adjective	of or relating to a spectrum “spectral colors”
adjective	resembling or characteristic of a phantom “a ghostly face at the window”

Word Forms

spectrum	noun	an ordered array of the components of an emission or wave
ghost	noun	the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
ghostliness	noun	strangeness by virtue of being mysterious and inspiring fear
phantasma	noun	a ghostly appearing figure
spirit	noun	any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

spektral

von oder in Bezug auf ein Spektrum

🇪🇸Spanish

espectral

de o relacionado con un espectro

🇮🇹Italian

spettrale

di o relativo ad uno spettro

🇳🇱Dutch

spectraal

van of betrekking hebbend op een spectrum

🇵🇹Portuguese

espectral

de ou relacionado a um espectro

🇷🇺Russian

спектральный

относящийся к спектру или относящийся к нему

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्पेक्ट्रल

किसी स्पेक्ट्रम का या उससे संबंधित

🇧🇩Bengali

বর্ণালী

বা একটি বর্ণালী সম্পর্কিত

🇮🇳Tamil

நிறமாலை

ஒரு ஸ்பெக்ட்ரம் அல்லது தொடர்புடையது

🇮🇳Telugu

స్పెక్ట్రల్

స్పెక్ట్రమ్ యొక్క లేదా సంబంధించినది

🇮🇳Marathi

वर्णक्रमीय

स्पेक्ट्रमचे किंवा संबंधित

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્પેક્ટ્રલ

સ્પેક્ટ્રમનું અથવા તેનાથી સંબંધિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಪೆಕ್ಟ್ರಲ್

ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಪೆಕ್ಟ್ರಮ್‌ಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്പെക്ട്രൽ

ഒരു സ്പെക്ട്രത്തിൻ്റെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਪੈਕਟ੍ਰਲ

ਦਾ ਜਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਸਪੈਕਟ੍ਰਮ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

سپیکٹرل

سپیکٹرم کا یا اس سے متعلق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

光谱

属于频谱或与频谱有关的

🇯🇵Japanese

スペクトル

スペクトルの、またはスペクトルに関する

🇰🇷Korean

유령 같은

스펙트럼의 또는 스펙트럼과 관련된

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quang phổ

của hoặc liên quan đến một quang phổ

🇹🇭Thai

สเปกตรัม

ของหรือเกี่ยวข้องกับสเปกตรัม

🇮🇩Indonesian

spektral

dari atau berkaitan dengan suatu spektrum

🇵🇭Filipino

parang multo

ng o nauugnay sa isang spectrum

🇲🇾Malay

spektrum

daripada atau berkaitan dengan spektrum

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طيفي

من أو المتعلقة بالطيف

🇮🇷Persian

طیفی

از یا مربوط به یک طیف

🇹🇷Turkish

spektral

bir spektruma ait veya bununla ilgili

🇮🇱Hebrew

שֶׁל רוּחַ רְפָאִים

של ספקטרום או קשור אליו

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