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specula

Word definitions for specula in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (plural of speculum English)

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a mirror (especially one made of polished metal) for use in an optical instrument a medical instrument for dilating a bodily passage or cavity in order to examine the interior [also: specula (pl)]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Specula is a genus of minute sea snails , marine gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Cerithiopsidae .

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Speculum \Spec"u*lum\, n.; pl. L. Specula , E. Speculum . [L., fr. specere to look, behold. See Spy .] A mirror, or looking-glass; especially, a metal mirror, as in Greek and Roman arch[ae]ology. A reflector of polished metal, especially one used in reflecting ...

Usage examples of specula.

It is also said that the walls of these places are specula, whose reflective power creates the appearance of vast space.

You seemed to have no wish to hear it, and I wanted to listen to it againbesides, it concerns the specula of Father Inire, and may contain hints useful to us.

He poured their tea too, and handed her a plate with specula as the special biscuits eaten around Christmas time.