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Speculum is an English word with synonyms like mirror. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Speculum in a sentence

Speculum meaning

  1. A medical instrument used during an examination to dilate an orifice.
  2. A mirror, especially one used in a telescope.
  3. A bright, lustrous patch of colour found on the wings of ducks and some other birds, usually situated on the distal portions of the secondary quills, and much more brilliant in the adult male than in the female.

Synonyms of Speculum

mirror medical instrument

Related words

Other words often associated with Speculum or its synonyms:

reverberate depiction reflect portrayal depicting instrument portraying reflector

Using Speculum

  • The main meaning on this page is: A medical instrument used during an examination to dilate an orifice. | A mirror, especially one used in a telescope. | A bright, lustrous patch of colour found on the wings of ducks and some other birds, usually situated on the distal portions of the secondary quills, and much more brilliant in the adult male than in the female.
  • Useful related words include: mirror, medical instrument.
  • In the example corpus, speculum often appears in combinations such as: the speculum, speculum and, cross speculum.

Context around Speculum

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

cross 2× canterbury 2× whirling 1× green 1× tin 1× ages 1×

Often after:

inside 1× flight 1× mirrors 1× 178 1× metal 1× astronomiae 1× vol 1× maius 1× 180 1×

Sentence patterns with Speculum

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and a speculum inside of 1× and tin speculum metal may 1× brilliant green speculum flight feathers 1× dark ages speculum pp 236 1× great s speculum astronomiae was 1× hazzard cross speculum 178 as 1× hazzard cross speculum 180 one 1× lubricate the speculum 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

wood mission of 2× both males and 1× following the exam 1× in his youth 1× later she returned 1× many health care 1×

Common sentence endings:

2010 44 46 1× as being modern 1× begun after 1240 1× cervix ghodsi says 1× china and india 1× close to body 1×

Words around Speculum

Just before it in the word index:

speculoos 3 speculatory 2 speculators 160 speculator 69 speculatively 9 speculative 390

Just after it in the word index:

sped 357 spedding 7 spee 33 speece 8 speech 7.853 speechcraft 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

abad 23 abovementioned 23 abr 23 abrdn 23 accompanist 23 accumulators 23

Corpus analysis for Speculum

  • In this selection, "speculum" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, cross, canterbury, whirling, inside, flight and mirrors stand out and add context to how "speculum" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and a speculum inside of and and tin speculum metal may. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "speculum" sits close to words such as abad, abovementioned and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with speculum

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Speculum is Latin; the Etruscan word is malena or malstria. (10 words)

Both males and females have a brilliant green speculum (flight feathers close to body). (14 words)

Speculum Vol. 53, No. 2, p.417 This medieval account alters the characters of both Echo and Narcissus. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

In his youth, Yaroslav was sent by his father to rule the northern lands around Rostov but was transferred to Veliky Novgorod, Yaroslav the Wise in Norse Tradition, Samuel Hazzard Cross, Speculum, 178. as befitted a senior heir to the throne, in 1010. (43 words)

Following the exam with the speculum, the doctor will then perform a manual internal examination with their hands by separating your labia and then placing one or two gloved, lubricated fingers into your vagina and up to your cervix, Ghodsi says. (41 words)

Yaroslav the Wise in Norse Tradition, Samuel Hazzard Cross, Speculum, 180. One of his first actions as a grand prince was to confer on the loyal Novgorodians (who had helped him to gain the Kievan throne), numerous freedoms and privileges. (40 words)

Example sentences (18)

The first known apparatus similar to a gyroscope (the "Whirling Speculum" or "Serson's Speculum") was invented by John Serson in 1743.

If you still can’t reach it then see your doctor, who can use a speculum and forceps to remove it.

Later, she returned to consciousness with her feet in metal stirrups and a speculum inside of her, cold and foreign.

Both males and females have a brilliant green speculum (flight feathers close to body).

Following the exam with the speculum, the doctor will then perform a manual internal examination with their hands by separating your labia and then placing one or two gloved, lubricated fingers into your vagina and up to your cervix, Ghodsi says.

Because of the poor reflectivity of the speculum mirrors of that day, Herschel eliminated the small diagonal mirror of a standard newtonian reflector from his design and tilted his primary mirror so he could view the formed image directly.

In his youth, Yaroslav was sent by his father to rule the northern lands around Rostov but was transferred to Veliky Novgorod, Yaroslav the Wise in Norse Tradition, Samuel Hazzard Cross, Speculum, 178. as befitted a senior heir to the throne, in 1010.

Many health care providers are under the false impression that only sterile water, or no lubricant at all, should be used to lubricate the speculum.

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Mirrors made of other metal mixtures ( alloys ) such as copper and tin speculum metal may have also been produced in China and India.

Mommsen "Petrarch's Conception of the 'Dark Ages'" Speculum pp. 236–237 When referring to their own times, they spoke of them as being "modern".

Scott E. Hendrix, How Albert the Great's Speculum Astronomiae Was Interpreted and Used by Four Centuries of Readers (Lewiston: 2010), 44-46.

Speculum is Latin; the Etruscan word is malena or malstria.

Speculum Vol. 53, No. 2, p.417 This medieval account alters the characters of both Echo and Narcissus.

The blades of the speculum are above and below and stretched vaginal walls are seen on the left and right.

This text is the French translation of the historical portions of Speculum Maius, an encyclopedia by Vincent of Beauvais that was begun after 1240.

Wood "Mission of Augustine of Canterbury" Speculum p. 9 Sources make no mention of why Pope Gregory chose a monk to head the mission.

Wood "Mission of Augustine of Canterbury" Speculum pp. 9–10 Other historians, however, believe that Gregory initiated the mission, although the exact reasons remain unclear.

Yaroslav the Wise in Norse Tradition, Samuel Hazzard Cross, Speculum, 180. One of his first actions as a grand prince was to confer on the loyal Novgorodians (who had helped him to gain the Kievan throne), numerous freedoms and privileges.

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Common combinations with speculum

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "speculum" in a sentence?
An example: "The first known apparatus similar to a gyroscope (the "Whirling Speculum" or "Serson's Speculum") was invented by John Serson in 1743." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "speculum" from authentic English texts.
What does "speculum" mean?
Speculum means: A medical instrument used during an examination to dilate an orifice.
What are synonyms of "speculum"?
Common synonyms of "speculum" include: mirror, medical instrument.
How many example sentences with "speculum" are there?
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