alethoscope
alethoscope noun: an instrument, invented in the 1860s, for viewing magnified pictures by means of a single lens inside a box. By varying the intensity of the light, the same picture can be shown as "daytime" or "nighttime".
Noun
alethoscope (plural alethoscopes)
- An instrument, invented in the 1860s, for viewing magnified pictures by means of a single lens inside a box. By varying the intensity of the light, the same picture can be shown as "daytime" or "nighttime".
Forms of alethoscope
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Origin of alethoscope
From Ancient Greek ἀλήθεια (alḗtheia, “truth”) + -scope, equivalent to aletho- + -scope.
Words formed from alethoscope
Questions about alethoscope
- What does alethoscope mean?
- Alethoscope means an instrument, invented in the 1860s, for viewing magnified pictures by means of a single lens inside a box. By varying the intensity of the light, the same picture can be shown as "daytime" or "nighttime".
- What part of speech is alethoscope?
- Alethoscope is a noun.
- What is the plural of alethoscope?
- The plural of alethoscope is alethoscopes.
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