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stentor
(encz) | stentor, n: |
Stentor
(gcide) | Stentor \Sten"tor\, n. [L. Stentor, Gr. ?.]
1. A herald, in the Iliad, who had a very loud voice; hence,
any person having a powerful voice.
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2. (Zool.) Any species of ciliated Infusoria belonging to the
genus Stentor and allied genera, common in fresh water.
The stentors have a bell-shaped, or cornucopia-like, body
with a circle of cilia around the spiral terminal disk.
See Illust. under Heterotricha.
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3. (Zool.) A howling monkey, or howler.
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stentor
(wn) | stentor
n 1: a speaker with an unusually loud voice
2: the mythical Greek warrior with an unusually loud voice who
died after losing a shouting contest with Hermes
3: any of several trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoans that are
members of the genus Stentor |
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stentorian
(encz) | stentorian,stentorský adj: Zdeněk Brožstentorian,zvučný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
stentorský
(czen) | stentorský,stentorianadj: Zdeněk Brož |
Stentor
(gcide) | Stentor \Sten"tor\, n. [L. Stentor, Gr. ?.]
1. A herald, in the Iliad, who had a very loud voice; hence,
any person having a powerful voice.
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2. (Zool.) Any species of ciliated Infusoria belonging to the
genus Stentor and allied genera, common in fresh water.
The stentors have a bell-shaped, or cornucopia-like, body
with a circle of cilia around the spiral terminal disk.
See Illust. under Heterotricha.
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3. (Zool.) A howling monkey, or howler.
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Stentorian
(gcide) | Stentorian \Sten*to"ri*an\, a. [L. stentoreus; cf. Gr. ?.]
Of or pertaining to a stentor; extremely loud; powerful; as,
a stentorian voice; stentorian lungs.
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Stentorin
(gcide) | Stentorin \Sten"to*rin\, n. (Chem.)
A blue coloring matter found in some stentors. See Stentor,
2.
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Stentorious
(gcide) | Stentorious \Sten*to"ri*ous\, a.
Stentorian. [R.]
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Stentoronic
(gcide) | Stentoronic \Sten`to*ron"ic\, a.
Stentorian. [Obs.]
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Stentorophonic
(gcide) | Stentorophonic \Sten`to*ro*phon"ic\, a. [Gr. ? Stentor + ? a
sound, voice. See Stentor.]
Speaking or sounding very loud; stentorian. [Obs.]
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Of this stentorophonic horn of Alexander there is a
preserved in the Vatican. --Derham.
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genus stentor
(wn) | genus Stentor
n 1: trumpet-shaped protozoa with a ciliated spiral feeding
funnel |
stentorian
(wn) | stentorian
adj 1: used of the voice [syn: booming, stentorian] |
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