- specter spec·ter Am ['spɛktə(r)] n
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specter spec·ter Am ['spɛktə(r)] n
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spec|ter — PEHK tuhr», noun. 1. a phantom or ghost, especially one of a terrifying nature or appearance. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under ghost. (Cf. ↑ghost) 2. Figurative. a thing that causes terror or dread: »the grim specter of war. ╂[< Latin spectrum … Useful english dictionary
Specter — Spec ter, Spectre Spec tre, n. [F. spectre, fr. L. spectrum an appearance, image, specter, fr. specere to look. See {Spy}, and cf. {Spectrum}.] 1. Something preternaturally visible; an apparition; a ghost; a phantom. [1913 Webster] The ghosts of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Specter bat — Specter Spec ter, Spectre Spec tre, n. [F. spectre, fr. L. spectrum an appearance, image, specter, fr. specere to look. See {Spy}, and cf. {Spectrum}.] 1. Something preternaturally visible; an apparition; a ghost; a phantom. [1913 Webster] The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Specter candle — Specter Spec ter, Spectre Spec tre, n. [F. spectre, fr. L. spectrum an appearance, image, specter, fr. specere to look. See {Spy}, and cf. {Spectrum}.] 1. Something preternaturally visible; an apparition; a ghost; a phantom. [1913 Webster] The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Specter shrimp — Specter Spec ter, Spectre Spec tre, n. [F. spectre, fr. L. spectrum an appearance, image, specter, fr. specere to look. See {Spy}, and cf. {Spectrum}.] 1. Something preternaturally visible; an apparition; a ghost; a phantom. [1913 Webster] The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
specter — spec|ter [ spektər ] noun count 1. ) the possibility of something unpleasant that might happen in the future: If they refused his request, they faced the specter of a lawsuit. 2. ) LITERARY a GHOST … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
specter — spec•ter [[t]ˈspɛk tər[/t]] n. 1) a visible incorporeal spirit, esp. one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition 2) some object or source of terror or dread: the specter of disease[/ex] Also, esp. brit.,spectre Etymology: 1595–1605;… … From formal English to slang
specter — spec|ter [ˈspektə US ər] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: spectre, from Latin spectrum; SPECTRUM] the American spelling of ↑spectre … Dictionary of contemporary English
specter — spec·ter … English syllables
Brocken specter — Brock en spec ter or Brocken spectre Brock en spec tre [Trans. of G. Brockengespenst.] A mountain specter (which see), esp. that observed on the Brocken, in the Harz Mountains. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mountain specter — Moun tain spec ter An optical phenomenon sometimes seen on the summit of mountains (as on the Brocken) when the observer is between the sun and a mass of cloud. The figures of the observer and surrounding objects are seen projected on the cloud,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
