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stentor

stentor noun: a person with a powerful or stentorian voice.

stentor: a person with a powerful or stentorian voice
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Noun

stentor (plural stentors)

  1. A person with a powerful or stentorian voice.
    • Rogues, hellhounds, Stentors, out of my doors, you sons of noise and tumult, begot on an ill May Day, or when the galley-foist is afloat to Westminster!1609, Ben Jonson, Epicoene Act IV, Scene II, 1989, Johanna Procter (editor), The Selected Plays of Ben Jonson, Volume 1, page 381
  2. Any protozoan of the genus Stentor.
    • Ere long a solitary amœba and stentor were found engaged in a struggle, which continued for some time with varying success, finally ending with the escape of the latter.1894, James H. Logan, Observations on Amœba and Stentor: Western Druggist, volume 16, page 7
    • When the stentors become too numerous it is a simple matter to subdivide the culture and add the requisite amount of spring water to each culture.1943, The Biological Review, volumes 5-18, page 15
  3. A part of the amplification system of a carillon.
    • The unit is completely automatic in operation and tower stentors, matching the power output of the amplifier, are provided for roof or tower mounting.1956, College and University Business, volume 21, page 65
  4. A howler monkey.

Proper noun capitalized: Stentor

Stentor

  1. A herald in the Iliad celebrated for his loud voice.
    • For who can be the general of such a vast multitude, or who the herald, unless he have the voice of a Stentor?1899, Aristotle, The Politics of Aristotle, page 172
  2. The Jovian asteroid 2146 Stentor.

stentor meaning in Tamil

stentor in Tamil

வெண்கலம் போன்று

Forms of stentor

pluralstentors

Origin of stentor

Borrowed from Latin Stentōr, from Ancient Greek Στέντωρ (Sténtōr), the name of a herald in the Iliad who had a loud voice.

From Latin Stentōr, from Ancient Greek Στέντωρ (Sténtōr).

Words formed from stentor

Words that rhyme with stentor

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Questions about stentor

What does stentor mean?
Stentor means a person with a powerful or stentorian voice.
What is stentor in Tamil?
Stentor in Tamil is வெண்கலம் போன்று. See Stentor meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is stentor?
Stentor can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of stentor?
The plural of stentor is stentors.

Words near stentor in the dictionary

  1. stentgrafts
  2. stenting
  3. stentings
  4. stentless
  5. Stenton
  6. stentor
  7. stentorian
  8. stentorianly
  9. stentorianness
  10. stentorin
  11. stentorins

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