different between intangible vs spectral

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French intangible, from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tango.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?n?tand??bl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?n?tænd??b?l/

Adjective

intangible (comparative more intangible, superlative most intangible)

1. Incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal.

Antonyms

• tangible

Translations

Noun

intangible (plural intangibles)

1. Anything intangible
2. (law) Incorporeal property that is saleable though not material, such as bank deposits, stocks, bonds, and promissory notes

Translations

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tango.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /intan?xible/, [?n?.t?ã??xi.??le]

Adjective

intangible (plural intangibles)

1. intangible

Related terms

• tangible

English

Etymology

Equivalent to spectre +? -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sp?kt???/

Adjective

spectral (comparative more spectral, superlative most spectral)

1. Of, or pertaining to, spectres; ghostly.

   Synonym: ghostly

   Antonym: nonspectral
2. Of, or pertaining to, spectra; classified according to frequency or wavelength (of light etc)

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• cepstral, craplets, sceptral

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sp?k.t?al/

Adjective

spectral (feminine singular spectrale, masculine plural spectraux, feminine plural spectrales)

1. spectral

Related terms

• spectre

Further reading

• “spectral” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Romanian

Etymology

French spectral

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [spek?tral]

Adjective

spectral m or n (feminine singular spectral?, masculine plural spectrali, feminine and neuter plural spectrale)

1. spectral

Declension

Synonyms

• fantomatic

Related terms

• spectru