speculum definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a mirror ... the wing of some birds, esp. ducks. Phrases and idioms: speculum-metal an alloy of copper and tin used as a ... Etymology: L, = mirror, f. specere look Webster's 1913 Dictionary Speculum Spec"u*lum, n.; pl. L. Specula, E. Speculum. [L., fr. specere to look, behold. See Spy.] 1. A ... of polished metal, especially one used in reflecting telescopes. See Speculum metal, below. 3. (Surg.) An instrument for dilating certain passages ... more brilliant in the adult male than in the female. Speculum metal, a hard, brittle alloy used for making the ...
Speculum metal definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Speculum Spec"u*lum, n.; pl. L. Specula, E. Speculum. [L., fr. specere to look, behold. See Spy.] 1. A ... of polished metal, especially one used in reflecting telescopes. See Speculum metal, below. 3. (Surg.) An instrument for dilating certain passages ... more brilliant in the adult male than in the female. Speculum metal, a hard, brittle alloy used for making the reflectors ...
... Webster's 1828 Dictionary SPEC'ULAR, a. [L. specularis, from speculum, a mirror, from specio, to see.] 1. Having the qualities ... Webster's adjective Etymology: Latin specularis of a mirror, from speculum Date: 1640 of, relating to, or having the qualities of ... Dictionary adj. 1 of or having the nature of a speculum. 2 reflecting. Phrases and idioms: specular iron ore lustrous haematite. Etymology: L specularis (as SPECULUM) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Specular Spec"u*lar, a. [L ... specula a lookout, watchtower): cf. F. sp['e]culaire. See Speculum.] 1. Having the qualities of a speculum, or mirror; having a smooth, reflecting surface; as, a ...
... Astron.), a reflecting telescope, in which rays from the large speculum are received by a plane mirror placed diagonally in the ... which differs from the Gregorian only in having the secondary speculum convex instead of concave, and placed nearer the large speculum. The Cassegrainian represents objects inverted; the Gregorian, in their natural ... form invented by Sir William Herschel, in which only one speculum is employed, by means of which an image of the ... a telescope in which the image is formed by a speculum or mirror (or usually by two speculums, a large one ...
specula definitions Oxford Reference Dictionary pl. of SPECULUM. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Speculum Spec"u*lum, n.; pl. L. Specula, E. Speculum. [L., fr. specere to look, behold. See Spy.] 1. A ... of polished metal, especially one used in reflecting telescopes. See Speculum metal, below. 3. (Surg.) An instrument for dilating certain passages ... more brilliant in the adult male than in the female. Speculum metal, a hard, brittle alloy used for making the reflectors ...
... which differs from the Gregorian only in having the secondary speculum convex instead of concave, and placed nearer the large speculum. The Cassegrainian represents objects inverted; the Gregorian, in their natural ... form invented by Sir William Herschel, in which only one speculum is employed, by means of which an image of the ... a telescope in which the image is formed by a speculum or mirror (or usually by two speculums, a large one ...
... which differs from the Gregorian only in having the secondary speculum convex instead of concave, and placed nearer the large speculum. The Cassegrainian represents objects inverted; the Gregorian, in their natural ... form invented by Sir William Herschel, in which only one speculum is employed, by means of which an image of the ... a telescope in which the image is formed by a speculum or mirror (or usually by two speculums, a large one ...
... which differs from the Gregorian only in having the secondary speculum convex instead of concave, and placed nearer the large speculum. The Cassegrainian represents objects inverted; the Gregorian, in their natural ... form invented by Sir William Herschel, in which only one speculum is employed, by means of which an image of the ... a telescope in which the image is formed by a speculum or mirror (or usually by two speculums, a large one ...
... which differs from the Gregorian only in having the secondary speculum convex instead of concave, and placed nearer the large speculum. The Cassegrainian represents objects inverted; the Gregorian, in their natural ... form invented by Sir William Herschel, in which only one speculum is employed, by means of which an image of the ... a telescope in which the image is formed by a speculum or mirror (or usually by two speculums, a large one ...
... which differs from the Gregorian only in having the secondary speculum convex instead of concave, and placed nearer the large speculum. The Cassegrainian represents objects inverted; the Gregorian, in their natural ... form invented by Sir William Herschel, in which only one speculum is employed, by means of which an image of the ... a telescope in which the image is formed by a speculum or mirror (or usually by two speculums, a large one ...
... which differs from the Gregorian only in having the secondary speculum convex instead of concave, and placed nearer the large speculum. The Cassegrainian represents objects inverted; the Gregorian, in their natural ... form invented by Sir William Herschel, in which only one speculum is employed, by means of which an image of the ... a telescope in which the image is formed by a speculum or mirror (or usually by two speculums, a large one ...
... which differs from the Gregorian only in having the secondary speculum convex instead of concave, and placed nearer the large speculum. The Cassegrainian represents objects inverted; the Gregorian, in their natural ... form invented by Sir William Herschel, in which only one speculum is employed, by means of which an image of the ... a telescope in which the image is formed by a speculum or mirror (or usually by two speculums, a large one ...
... which differs from the Gregorian only in having the secondary speculum convex instead of concave, and placed nearer the large speculum. The Cassegrainian represents objects inverted; the Gregorian, in their natural ... form invented by Sir William Herschel, in which only one speculum is employed, by means of which an image of the ... a telescope in which the image is formed by a speculum or mirror (or usually by two speculums, a large one ...
... which differs from the Gregorian only in having the secondary speculum convex instead of concave, and placed nearer the large speculum. The Cassegrainian represents objects inverted; the Gregorian, in their natural ... form invented by Sir William Herschel, in which only one speculum is employed, by means of which an image of the ... a telescope in which the image is formed by a speculum or mirror (or usually by two speculums, a large one ...
... which differs from the Gregorian only in having the secondary speculum convex instead of concave, and placed nearer the large speculum. The Cassegrainian represents objects inverted; the Gregorian, in their natural ... form invented by Sir William Herschel, in which only one speculum is employed, by means of which an image of the ... a telescope in which the image is formed by a speculum or mirror (or usually by two speculums, a large one ...