sten|tor

sten|tor
Sten|tor «STEHN tr», noun.
Greek Legend. a Greek herald in the Trojan War, whose voice (as described in the Iliad) was as loud as the voices of fifty men.
sten|tor1 «STEHN tr», noun.
a man of powerful voice.
[< Stentor]
sten|tor2 «STEHN tr», noun.
any one of a genus of trumpet-shaped protozoans that are among the largest of all single-celled animals.
[< New Latin Stentor the genus name < Greek Sténtōr Stentor (because it is shaped like a speaking trumpet)]

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  • Sten|tor — «STEHN tr», noun. Greek Legend. a Greek herald in the Trojan War, whose voice (as described in the Iliad) was as loud as the voices of fifty men. sten|tor1 «STEHN tr», noun. a man of powerful voice. ╂[< Stentor] sten|tor2 «STEHN tr», noun. any …   Useful english dictionary

  • sten — sten·cil·er; sten·cil·iza·tion; sten·cil·ize; sten·der; sten·dhal·ian; sten·sen s; sten·ton; sten·to·ri·an; sten·to·rine; sten·to·ri·ous; sten·to·ro·phon·ic; sten·tor·phone; tung·sten; tung·sten·ite; sten; sten·cil; sten·tor; ab·sten·tion·ism;… …   English syllables

  • tor — ab·ac·tor; ab·bre·vi·a·tor; ab·di·ca·tor; abet·tor; ab·ne·ga·tor; abom·i·na·tor; ab·sol·vi·tor; ab·strac·tor; ac·cel·er·a·tor; ac·cen·tor; ac·cen·tu·a·tor; ac·cep·tor; ac·com·mo·da·tor; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; acet·y·la·tor; ac·ti·va·tor; ac·tor;… …   English syllables

  • stentor — sten·tor …   English syllables

  • Stentorstimme — Sten|tor|stim|me [ʃt..., st...] die; , n <nach Stentor, dem stimmgewaltigen Helden des Trojanischen Krieges> laute, gewaltige Stimme …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • stentorphone — sten·tor·phone …   English syllables

  • stentor — sten•tor [[t]ˈstɛn tɔr[/t]] n. mcr a trumpet shaped ciliate protozoan of the genus Stentor[/ex] • Etymology: 1860–65; < NL; see stentorian …   From formal English to slang

  • stentorrøst — sten|tor|røst sb., en, er, erne (meget kraftig stemme) …   Dansk ordbog

  • stentorstemme — sten|tor|stem|me sb., n, r, rne (meget kraftig stemme) …   Dansk ordbog

  • 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of ciliated Infusoria belonging to the genus {Stentor} and allied genera,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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