specular

Meaning

1. Pertaining to mirrors; mirror-like, reflective.
2. Of or relating to a speculum; conducted with the aid of a speculum.
3. Assisting sight, like a lens etc.
4. (poetic) Offering an expansive view; picturesque.

Synonyms

reflex

mirrorlike

reflective

jerk

mirror

🪞

mirrored

mirroring

reflect

reflected

reflection

reflexion

reflexive

return

reverberation

catoptric

refective

gleam

glint

Translations

spéculaire

especular

ayna gibi

aynaya ait

منظاري

speküloma ait

κατοπτρικός

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈspɛk.jʊ.lə/

Etymology

From Latin speculāris, from speculum; and in some senses from speculārī (“to watch, observe”). Some later senses via French spéculaire.