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RetentorRetentor Re*ten"tor, n. [L., a retainer.] (Zo["o]l.)
A muscle which serves to retain an organ or part in place,
esp. when retracted. See Illust. of Phylactolemata. StentorStentor 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.
2. (Zo["o]l.) 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.
3. (Zo["o]l.) A howling monkey, or howler. Stentorian
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.
StentorinStentorin Sten"to*rin, n. (Chem.)
A blue coloring matter found in some stentors. See Stentor,
2. Stentorious
Stentorious Sten*to"ri*ous, a.
Stentorian. [R.]
Stentoronic
Stentoronic Sten`to*ron"ic, a.
Stentorian. [Obs.]
StentorophonicStentorophonic Sten`to*ro*phon"ic, a. [Gr. ? Stentor + ? a
sound, voice. See Stentor.]
Speaking or sounding very loud; stentorian. [Obs.]
Of this stentorophonic horn of Alexander there is a
preserved in the Vatican. --Derham. Tentorium
Tentorium Ten*to"ri*um, n. [L., a tent.] (Anat.)
A fold of the dura mater which separates the cerebellum from
the cerebrum and often incloses a process or plate of the
skull called the bony tentorium.
Tentory
Tentory Tent"o*ry, n. [L. tentorium a tent.]
The awning or covering of a tent. [Obs.] --Evelyn.
Meaning of Tentor from wikipedia
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While smaller tents may be free-standing or
attached to the ground,
large tents are
usually anc****d
using guy
ropes tied to
stakes or
tent pegs. First...
- Red
Tent or Red
Tent may
refer to: Red
Tent (shelter), a
tent used by
survivors of the
airship Italia The Red
Tent (Nagibin novel), 1960 The Red
Tent (film)...
- A
tent peg (or
tent stake) is a spike,
usually with a hook or hole on the top end,
typically made from wood, metal, plastic, or
composite material, pushed...
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Tent pegging (sometimes
spelled tent-pegging or tentpegging) is a
cavalry sport of
ancient origin, and is one of only ten
equestrian disciplines officially...
- A
tent city is a
temporary housing facility made
using tents or
other temporary structures.
State governments or
military organizations set up
tent cities...
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Tent shows have been an
important part of
American history since the mid-to-late
nineteenth century. In 1927, Don
Carle Gillette gave "statistical evidence...
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Tentation delblush is a
commercial apple variety (also
known as Delblush) that was
created in
France in 1979 by
Georges Delbard as the
result of a crossing...
- An
oxygen tent consists of a
canopy placed over the head and shoulders, or over the
entire body of a
patient to
provide oxygen at a
higher level than normal...
- An
altitude tent is a
sealed tent used to
simulate a
higher altitude with
reduced oxygen.
Living or
training at
altitude causes the body to
adapt to the...
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There are a
series of
tents (often
called beer
tents) at the Oktoberfest,
which are
operated by
different Wiesn-hosts and in
which some come from a long...
