Meaning of speculum | Babel Free
/ˈspɛk.jʊ.ləm/Definitions
- A 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.
- A lookout place.
Equivalents
Deutsch
Flügelspiegel
Español
espéculo
Suomi
siipipeili
Français
spéculum
日本語
翼鏡
Polski
wziernik
Svenska
vingspegel
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.