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anorthoscope

anorthoscope noun: an optical device (often a toy) used to produce a form of anamorphosis or to view distorted figures.

Noun

anorthoscope (plural anorthoscopes)

  1. An optical device (often a toy) used to produce a form of anamorphosis or to view distorted figures

Forms of anorthoscope

pluralanorthoscopes

Origin of anorthoscope

From an- + ortho- + -scope.

Questions about anorthoscope

What does anorthoscope mean?
Anorthoscope means an optical device (often a toy) used to produce a form of anamorphosis or to view distorted figures.
What part of speech is anorthoscope?
Anorthoscope is a noun.
What is the plural of anorthoscope?
The plural of anorthoscope is anorthoscopes.

Words near anorthoscope in the dictionary

  1. anorthoclase
  2. anorthoclases
  3. anorthominasragrite
  4. anorthopia
  5. anorthopias
  6. anorthoscope
  7. anorthoscopes
  8. anorthoscopic
  9. anorthoscopic perception
  10. anorthoscopic perceptions
  11. anorthose

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