Category:Specular

Spec"u*lar, a. Etym: [l. specularis (cf., from the same root, specula A lookout, watchtower): cf. F. spéculaire. See speculum.]

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

2. (med.)

Defn: 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. [obs.] Thy specular orb apply to well-dissected kernels; lo! In each observe The slender threads of first-beginning trees. J. Philips.

4. Affording view. [r.] "look once more, ere we leave this specular Mount." Milton. Specular iron. (min.) See hematite.