👉 Specularia is a Latin word that means "light shining on." In classical Greek and Roman philosophy, it was used to describe the quality of light as it strikes an object or being. It refers to the phenomenon where light reflects off surfaces in a way that makes them appear brighter than they actually are due to the difference in refractive indices between the surface and the material. In modern usage, specularia can refer to the appearance of light when it is reflected off a surface, particularly when this
