phantom vs spectral

phantom

adj
  • Illusive. 

  • Fictitious or nonexistent. 

noun
  • A ghost or apparition. 

  • A placeholder for a pair of players when there are an odd number of pairs playing. 

  • Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; an image that appears only in the mind; an illusion or delusion. 

  • A test object. A test phantom is an object that reproduces the characteristics of human tissue. 

spectral

adj
  • Of, or pertaining to, spectres; ghostly. 

  • Of, or pertaining to, spectra; classified according to frequency or wavelength (of light etc) 

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