spectral

Example Sentences

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After a moment, he passed the device to me, and ahead, at great distance, I saw three spectral outlines tumbling around on a nearby peak.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Their spectral analysis also suggested that these 5,000-year cycles could trigger even faster climate oscillations lasting between 1,800 and 4,000 years through nonlinear climate interactions.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

“Mother Mary” is as hair-raising as it is eyebrow-raising, all spectral senselessness until, out of nowhere, the eeriness gives way to a startling profundity as the film explores remorse with biblical repercussions.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

At present, CST-CMFI converts spectral information into temporal information, which limits its ability to study processes that are highly sensitive to spectral changes.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

He was pointing at the trees, and as the witches looked down, they saw a stream of those spectral forms pouring across the grass, seeming to flow with no effort toward the people, their prey.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman