Spectre vs. Phantom
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Difference Between Spectre and Phantom
Spectrenoun
standard spelling of specter|from=British spelling
The spectre is a ghost of a decapitated young man.Phantomnoun
Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; a ghost or apparition; something elusive or delusive.
Spectrenoun
a ghostly appearing figure;
we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted usPhantomnoun
An image that appears only in the mind; an illusion.
Spectrenoun
a mental representation of some haunting experience;
he looked like he had seen a ghostit aroused specters from his pastPhantomnoun
(duplicate bridge) A placeholder for a pair of players when there are an odd number of pairs playing.
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Phantomnoun
(medical imaging) A test object.
Phantomadjective
Illusive.
Phantomadjective
Fictitious or nonexistent.
a phantom limbPhantomnoun
a ghostly appearing figure;
we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted usPhantomnoun
something existing in perception only;
a ghostly apparition at midnightPhantomadjective
something apparently sensed but having no physical reality;
seemed to hear faint phantom bellsthe amputee's illusion of a phantom limbADVERTISEMENT
