Lexic.us

Definition of Specular

1. Adjective. Capable of reflecting light like a mirror. "A specular metal"

Definition of Specular

1. a. Having the qualities of a speculum, or mirror; having a smooth, reflecting surface; as, a specular metal; a specular surface.

Definition of Specular

1. Adjective. Pertaining to mirrors; mirror-like, reflective. (defdate from 17th c.) ¹

2. Adjective. Pertaining to sight or vision. ¹

3. Adjective. (poetic) Offering an expansive view; picturesque. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Specular

1. speculum [adj] - See also: speculum

Medical Definition of Specular

1. 1. Having the qualities of a speculum, or mirror; having a smooth, reflecting surface; as, a specular metal; a specular surface. 2. 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. "Thy specular orb Apply to well-dissected kernels; lo! In each observe the slender threads Of first-beginning trees." (J. Philips) 4. Affording view. "Look once more, ere we leave this specular mount." Specular iron. See Hematite. Origin: L. Specularis (cf, from the same root, specula a lookout, watchtower): cf. F. Speculaire. See Speculum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Specular

Literary usage of Specular

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A System of Mineralogy: In which Minerals are Arranged According to the by Robert Jameson (1820)
"specular Iron-Ore. This Subspecies is divided into two kinds, viz. Common specular Iron-ore, and Micaceous specular Iron-ore. - First Kind. ..."

2. Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature by Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1835)
"The quantity ol'clno- mate of lead, or chrome yellow, manufactured in Baltimore annually, is estimated at 50000 pounds. (See Chrome.)—4. specular ..."

3. Maryland Geological Survey by Maryland Geological Survey (1911)
"THE specular HEMATITE OF CARROLL COUNTY. The specular hematite of the Piedmont ... In the south the iron occurs principally in the form of specular hematite ..."

4. Metallurgy: The Art of Extracting Metals from Their Ores, and Adapting Them by John Percy (1864)
"It may, however, be urged against this conclusion that in all the published analyses of specular cast-iron manganese appears as a constituent, ..."

5. Metallurgy: The Art of Extracting Metals from Their Ores, and Adapting Them by John Percy (1864)
"We have now to inquire as to the proof of the existence of carbon in a state of chemical combination in iron. Spiegeleisen or specular cast-iron is always, ..."

6. Elements of Chemical and Physical Geology by Gustav Bischof (1855)
"Moreover, the minutest trace of protoxide of iron in specular iron-ore, would, though not recognizable by chemical analysis, render it magnetic. ..."

7. The Nature of Ore Deposits by Richard Beck (1905)
"The following occurrences illustrate this class: specular Hematite Schists. specular hematite schists are granular schistose mixtures of micaceous hematite ..."

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