SPECULUM


Meaning of SPECULUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈspe-kyə-ləm ]

noun

( plural spec·u·la -lə ; also -lums )

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, mirror, from specere

Date: 15th century

1. : an instrument inserted into a body passage especially to facilitate visual inspection or medication

2. : a drawing or table showing the relative positions of all the planets (as in an astrological nativity)

3. : a patch of color on the secondaries of most ducks and some other birds

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.