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English Dictionary: specular	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for specular
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
specular adj capable of reflecting light like a mirror; "mirrorlike surface of the lake"; "a specular metal" Synonym(s): mirrorlike, specular
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Specular \Spec"ular\, a. [L. specularis (cf., from the same root, specula a lookout, watchtower): cf. F. sp[82]culaire. See {Speculum}.] 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. --J. Philips. 4. Affording view. [R.] [bd]Look once more, ere we leave this specular mount.[b8] --Milton. {Specular iron}. (Min.) See {Hematite}.