speculum / ˈspɛk yə ləm /

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speculum 的定义

n. 名词 noun

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

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

speculum 近义词

speculum

等同于 mirror

更多speculum例句

  1. Videmus nunc per speculum in nigmate, tunc autem facie ad faciem.
  2. The speculum is gray; bill, bluish with a pale blue band across it about a half inch from the end.
  3. The general color is buff, mottled with brown; wing-coverts and speculum, same as the male.
  4. The lesser scaup, or little blue-bill (Aythya affinis) has a white speculum also, but the sheen of the head and neck is purple.
  5. The Daily Speculum rose to a million a day on the strength of its photographs of bridal-parties alone.