Spec"u*lar (?), a. [L. specularis (cf., from the same root, specula a lookout, watchtower): cf. F. sp'eculaire. See Speculum.]
1.
Having the qualities of a speculum, or mirror; having a smooth, reflecting surface; as, a specular metal; a specular surface.
2. Med.
Of or pertaining to a speculum; conducted with the aid of a speculum; as, a specular examination.
3.
Assisting sight, as a lens or the like.
[Obs.]
Thy specular orb
Apply to well-dissected kernels; lo!
In each observe the slender threads
Of first-beginning trees.
J. Philips.
4.
Affording view.
[R.] "Look once more, ere we leave this
specular mount."
Milton.
Specular iron. Min. See Hematite.
© Webster 1913.