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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024spec•u•lar (spek′yə lər),USA pronunciation adj. - pertaining to or having the properties of a mirror.
- pertaining to a speculum.
- Optics(of reflected light) directed, as from a smooth, polished surface (opposed to diffuse).
- Latin speculāris, equivalent. to specul(um) a mirror (spec(ere) to look, regard + -ulum instrumental suffix; see -ule) + -āris -ar1
- 1570–80
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