speculum

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

1. A medical instrument used during an examination to dilate an orifice.
2. A mirror, especially one used in a telescope.
3. 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.
4. A lookout place.

Έννοιες

κάτοπτρο

διαστολέας

μητροσκόπιο

ενδοσκόπιο

ανακλαστήρας

Συνώνυμα

mirror

🪞

glass

looking-glass

reflector

speculum metal

metal mirror

endoscope

mouth-gag

gag

lens

fiberscope

Μεταφράσεις

espéculo

spéculum

Spekulum

spiegel

🪞

espèculum

espècul

spekulom

teleskop aynası

Spiegel

🪞

Teleskopspiegel

specchio

🪞

specolo

Espéculo

madeni ayna

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈspɛk.jʊ.ləm/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Learned borrowing from Latin speculum.