speculum
speculum · specula · speculums
Flügelspiegel
A medical instrument used during an examination to dilate an orificeA medical instrument used during an examination to dilate an orifice.
UK/ˈspɛk.jʊ.ləm/US/ˈspɛk.jə.ləm/
Meaning
4 sensesA medical instrument used during an examination to dilate an orifice.
A mirror, especially one used in a telescope.
A bright, lustrous patch of colour found on the wings of ducks and some other birds, usually situated on the distal portions of the secondary quills, and much more brilliant in the adult male than in the female.
Flügelspiegel
A lookout place.
More definitions
- a medical instrument for dilating a bodily passage or cavity in order to examine the interior
- a mirror (especially one made of polished metal) for use in an optical instrument
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
patch of colour found on the wings of ducks and some other birds:
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin speculum.Learned borrowing from Latin speculum.
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Forms
plural: specula / speculumsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsRelatedspeculum literature
Derivedspeculum metal
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular