speculum

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

spiegel

🪞

Synoniemen

mirror

🪞

glass

looking-glass

reflector

speculum metal

metal mirror

endoscope

mouth-gag

gag

lens

fiberscope

Vertalingen

espéculo

Spekulum

spéculum

κάτοπτρο

διαστολέας

espècul

espèculum

Espéculo

madeni ayna

spekulom

teleskop aynası

Spiegel

🪞

Teleskopspiegel

μητροσκόπιο

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈspɛk.jʊ.ləm/

Etymologie (Engels)

Learned borrowing from Latin speculum.