stentor
/stˈɛntɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A herald in the Iliad celebrated for his loud voice.
noun
A person with a powerful or stentorian voice.
noun
A part of the amplification system of a carillon.
noun
Example Sentences
- "For who can be the general of such a vast multitude, or who the herald, unless he have the voice of a Stentor?"
- "1609, Ben Jonson, Epicoene Act IV, Scene II, 1989, Johanna Procter (editor), The Selected Plays of Ben Jonson, Volume 1, page 381, 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!"
- "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."
- "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."
- "It can be an irritant even for humans and is certainly toxic to tiny animals like stentor. He added carmine to the water tank in which the stentor was living, and simply watched to see what happened."
- "The unit is completely automatic in operation and tower stentors, matching the power output of the amplifier, are provided for roof or tower mounting."
Etymology
From Latin Stentōr, from Ancient Greek Στέντωρ (Sténtōr).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Stentōr, Στέντωρ
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.