spectral

adj
/ˈspɛktɹəɫ/

Etymology

From spectrum + -al.

Definitions

  1. Of, or pertaining to, spectres

    Of, or pertaining to, spectres; ghostly.

    • The spectral chain-rattling and moans gave me the chills.
    • The day itself was miserably dull; a thick fog shut out the landscape, while a few of the nearer trees alone were visible, spreading out their thin spectral arms on the murky air.
    • Agitated by a multitude of curious thoughts, I retired to my room, that night, prepared to encounter some new experience of a spectral character.
  2. Of, or pertaining to, spectra

    Of, or pertaining to, spectra; classified according to frequency or wavelength (of light etc.).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at spectral. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at spectral. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at spectral

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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