spec|ter

spec|ter
spec|ter PEHK tuhr», noun.
1. a phantom or ghost, especially one of a terrifying nature or appearance. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under ghost. (Cf.ghost)
2. Figurative. a thing that causes terror or dread: »

the grim specter of war.

[< Latin spectrum appearance; see etym. under spectrum (Cf.spectrum)]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • spec — cir·cum·spec·tion; cir·cum·spec·tive; con·spec·tus; ex·tro·spec·tion; ex·tro·spec·tive; in·spec·tion; in·spec·tion·al; in·spec·tive; in·spec·tor; in·spec·tor·ate; in·spec·to·ri·al; in·spec·tor·ship; in·spec·to·scope; in·spec·tress; in·spec·trix;… …   English syllables

  • spec|tro|bo|lom|e|ter — «SPEHK troh boh LOM uh tuhr», noun. an instrument consisting of a combined spectroscope and bolometer, used in determining the distribution of radiant heat or energy in a spectrum …   Useful english dictionary

  • spec|tro|flu|o|rom|e|ter — «SPEHK troh FLOO uh ROM uh tuhr», noun. an instrument which measures the spectra of fluorescence …   Useful english dictionary

  • spec|trom|e|ter — «spehk TROM uh tuhr», noun. a spectroscope equipped with a scale for measuring wave lengths of spectra …   Useful english dictionary

  • spec|tro|pho|tom|e|ter — «SPEHK troh foh TOM uh tuhr», noun. an instrument used to compare the intensities of two spectra, or the intensity of a given color with that of the corresponding color in a standard spectrum …   Useful english dictionary

  • ter — /lat. tɛr/ [avv. num. lat., ter «tre volte»] agg. inv. (posposto al s., spec. dir.) terzo …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • mi|cro|spec|tro|pho|tom|e|ter — «MY kroh SPEHK troh foh TOM uh tuhr», noun. a spectrophotometer used for the examination of light reflected by very small specimens: »All three made direct measurements of the light reflected by individual cone cells in the retina, using a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • specter — spec·ter …   English syllables

  • specter — spec|ter [ˈspektə US ər] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: spectre, from Latin spectrum; SPECTRUM] the American spelling of ↑spectre …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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