Specular means: Pertaining to mirrors; mirror-like, reflective. Related words include reflective. Below you'll find 13 example sentences showing how to use Specular in practice.
Specular in a sentence
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Specular meaning
- Pertaining to mirrors; mirror-like, reflective.
- Of or relating to a speculum; conducted with the aid of a speculum.
- Assisting sight, like a lens etc.
Synonyms of Specular
Example sentences (13)
Laser diodes are also used for better resolution and precision, improving performance on opaque specular surfaces.
Recently, Accenture Extended Reality teamed with Specular Theory to create an interactive V-commerce experience called “”.
It involves measuring the polarization state of light following specular reflection from such a surface.
Objects with many angles (for example, the interior of a pick-up bed) will give a much better radar signature, or specular return.
Most real objects have some mixture of diffuse and specular reflective properties.
As well as being centred on the transience of beauty and of human things, the poem points to the specular antinomy between human ideals and natural truth.
They cause illumination, cast shadows, and create specular highlights).
Io's lava lake is specular and reflects light like obsidian glass.
Glossy surfaces can give both specular and diffuse reflection.
Analysis of the received altimeter echoes showed that the channels are located in deep (up to ~570 m), steep-sided, canyons and have strong specular surface reflections that indicate they are currently liquid filled.
Just as specular reflection of circularly polarized light reverses the handedness of the polarization, as discussed above, the same principle applies to scattering by objects much smaller than a wavelength such as rain drops.
The earliest optical mice detected movement on pre-printed mousepad surfaces, whereas the modern LED optical mouse works on most opaque diffuse surfaces; it is usually unable to detect movement on specular surfaces like polished stone.
This effect is responsible for mirages seen on hot days: a change in index of refraction air with height causes light rays to bend, creating the appearance of specular reflections in the distance (as if on the surface of a pool of water).
Common combinations with specular
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- specular and 2×
- specular reflection 2×
- specular surfaces 2×
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