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In some senses, specular is marked as poetic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ADJ.
speculatory
VERB + SPECULAR
suggest
SPECULAR + NOUN
examination, image, orb
ADV.
hence, rather
adj
Pertaining to mirrors; mirror-like, reflective.
a perfect likeness would rather suggest a specular, and hence speculatory, phenomenon [...].
Of or relating to a speculum; conducted with the aid of a speculum.
a specular examination
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.
Offering an expansive view; picturesque.
Calm as the Universe, from specular towers / Of heaven contemplated by Spirits pure.
Look once more, e're we leave this specular mount.
adjective — capable of reflecting light like a mirror
a perfect likeness would rather suggest a specular, and hence speculatory, phenomenon [...].
Wiktionarya specular examination
WiktionaryThy specular orb / Apply to well-dissected kernels; lo! / In each observe the slender threads / Of first-beginning trees.
WiktionarySpecular image holds an important place in Lakan's theory of the Imaginary.
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In some senses, specular is marked as poetic. Watch for register when choosing this word.