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speculum

/spek-yuh-luhm/US // ˈspɛk yə ləm //UK // (ˈspɛkjʊləm) //

窥镜

Related Words

reflector反射器,反射镜,反光镜,反射板cheval glass椭圆玻璃,椭圆形玻璃,蝴蝶结玻璃,椭圆玻璃杯gaper锥子,小册子,锥体,锥子脸hand glass手工玻璃,手摇玻璃,手玻璃,手杯imager影像机,影像师,影像仪,图像仪looking glass望远镜,望天镜,望夫石,望夫成龙pier glass码头玻璃,桥墩玻璃,墩子玻璃,码头用玻璃seeing glass视觉玻璃,观察玻璃,睹物思人,视觉的玻璃

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural spec·u·la [spek-yuh-luh], /ˈspɛk yə lə/, spec·u·lums.

    • : a mirror or reflector, especially one of polished metal, as on a reflecting telescope.
    • : speculum metal.
    • : Surgery. an instrument for rendering a part accessible to observation, as by enlarging an orifice.
    • : Ornithology. a lustrous or specially colored area on the wings of certain birds.

Synonyms & Antonyms

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Synonyms
reflector反射器,反射镜,反光镜,反射板cheval glass椭圆玻璃,椭圆形玻璃,蝴蝶结玻璃,椭圆玻璃杯gaper锥子,小册子,锥体,锥子脸hand glass手工玻璃,手摇玻璃,手玻璃,手杯imager影像机,影像师,影像仪,图像仪looking glass望远镜,望天镜,望夫石,望夫成龙pier glass码头玻璃,桥墩玻璃,墩子玻璃,码头用玻璃polished metal抛光金属,抛光的金属,抛光处理的金属,擦亮金属seeing glass视觉玻璃,观察玻璃,睹物思人,视觉的玻璃

Examples

  • Videmus nunc per speculum in nigmate, tunc autem facie ad faciem.

  • The speculum is gray; bill, bluish with a pale blue band across it about a half inch from the end.

  • The general color is buff, mottled with brown; wing-coverts and speculum, same as the male.

  • The lesser scaup, or little blue-bill (Aythya affinis) has a white speculum also, but the sheen of the head and neck is purple.

  • The Daily Speculum rose to a million a day on the strength of its photographs of bridal-parties alone.

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