Definition of stentor Stentor
/stɛˈntɚ/ - [stenter] - sten•tor
We found 12 definitions of stentor from 5 different sources.
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What does stentor mean?
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NounPlural: stentors |
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| stentor - any of several trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoans that are members of the genus Stentor | ||
| ciliate, ciliated protozoan, ciliophoran a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell | ||
| stentor - the mythical Greek warrior with an unusually loud voice who died after losing a shouting contest with Hermes | ||
| stentor - a speaker with an unusually loud voice | ||
| talker, verbaliser, verbalizer, speaker, utterer someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims" | ||
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- stentor (Noun)
A person with a powerful or stentorian voice. - stentor (Noun)
A protozoan of the genus Stentor. - stentor (Noun)
A part of the amplification system of a carillon. - stentor (Noun)
A howler monkey .
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- stentor (n.)
A herald, in the Iliad, who had a very loud voice; hence, any person having a powerful voice. - stentor (n.)
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. - stentor (n.)
A howling monkey, or howler.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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stentor
stent′or, n. a very loud-voiced herald in the Iliad, hence any person with a remarkably loud voice: the ursine howler.—adj. Stentō′rian, very loud or powerful. [Gr.]
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🔤- stentor, noun, singular of stentors.
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