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Speculum
Plural form of: Speculumnoun — Plural: Specula, Speculum
- 1.
- (វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ) ប្រដាប់សំរាប់ពង្រីកផ្លូវ ឬបំពង់នៃខ្លួន ដើម្បីធ្វើឲ្យស្រួលនូវការពិនិត្យមើល, ប្រដាប់មើលមាត់ស្បួន
ENGLISH MEANING
noun — Plural: Specula, Speculum
- 1.
- A mirror, or looking-glass; especially, a metal mirror, as in Greek and Roman archaeology.
- 2.
- A reflector of polished metal, especially one used in reflecting telescopes.
- 3.
- An instrument for dilating certain passages of the body, and throwing light within them, thus facilitating examination or surgical operations.
- 4.
- A bright and lustrous patch of color found on the wings of ducks and some other birds. It is usually situated on the distal portions of the secondary quills, and is much more brilliant in the adult male than in the female.