speculum in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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speculum <pl speculums or specula> [Am ˈspəkjələm, Brit ˈspɛkjʊləm] N

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In old texts, the speculum may also be referred to as a diopter or dioptra.
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He started building his own reflecting telescopes and would spend up to 16 hours a day grinding and polishing the speculum metal primary mirrors.
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For nearly 200 years speculum metal was the only mirror substance that could perform this task.
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Four outermost primary wing-covert feathers feature white patches forming a distinctive speculum.
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Rest of body is greyish brown with a bright green speculum.
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The eyelid is held open with a speculum to minimize blinking during surgery.
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Speculum also had the unfortunate property of tarnishing in open air with a sensitivity to humidity, requiring constant re-polishing to maintain its usefulness.
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The speculum is glossy black edged with buff.
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After much experiment, he chose an alloy (speculum metal) of tin and copper as the most suitable material for his objective mirror.
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Speculum metal was very hard to cast and shape.
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