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Meanings of specular in English

Capable of reflecting light like a mirror.

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Examples for "mirrorlike"
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The morning sun slanting across the still water gave it a mirrorlike surface.
The Clan of the Cave Bear
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Perseus binds a mirrorlike finish to the alloy to make a proper shield.
Death angel
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Our shield features a mirrorlike surfacing to the alloy to reflect the beam.
Death angel
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The wood was nearly black and polished to a mirrorlike shine.
The Lunatic Cafe
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This mirrorlike gaze and those delicate hands irritated Prince Andrew, he knew not why.
War and Peace
Usage of specular in English
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Contact wide-field specular microscopy was performed on 27 monkeys of known ages.
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Endothelial cell count was assessed by specular microscopy in the clinical patients.
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Capture the specular scenery and aerial views to keep the memory alive.
The South African
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Modified specular microscopic observation can detect these subtle alterations at the cellular level.
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Spiegel, or specular iron, is then added; about 1 per cent.
Heroes of the Telegraph
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This ore is of the specular and magnetic kind, yields sixty-five per cent.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 46, August, 1861 / A Magazi...
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In this phenomenon, therefore, there is no element of specular reflection.
New and Original Theories of the Great Physical Forces
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Quartz with specular iron ore. Greenstone, with chalcedony and copper pyrites.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of...
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This was accomplished by combining a corneal specular microscope with a time-shared spectrofluorometer.
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Endothelial cell density and endothelial cell morphology were evaluated by non-contact specular microscopy.
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That done he will choose a specular point himself and keep a sharp look-out.
The Sportsman: On Hunting, a Sportsman's Manual, Commonly Called...
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Red, somewhat slaty jasper, mixed with quartz and chalcedony, and containing specular iron ore.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of...
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This property enables robust depth estimation for specular points.
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Results: Thirty-two percent of subjects had high quality endothelial images by both specular and confocal microscopy.
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Histologic examination of the corneas after specular microscopy determined endothelial cell counts using x40 objective magnification.
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Morphometric analysis of the corneal endothelium using specular microscopy revealed no significant differences between the two groups.
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