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ceraunoscope

/səˈɹɔːnəskəʊp/

ceraunoscope noun: an instrument or apparatus employed in the ancient Greek mysteries to imitate thunder and lightning.

Noun

ceraunoscope (plural ceraunoscopes)

  1. (historical) An instrument or apparatus employed in the ancient Greek mysteries to imitate thunder and lightning.
    • The machine with which these effects were produced on the stage was called a ceraunoscope.1827, Thomas Moore, The Epicurean, page 185
    • The ceraunoscope is mentioned by many authors as capable of producing the most startling effects.1841 December, J.S. Ancona, The Churchman, a Magazine in Support of the Church of England, page 805

Forms of ceraunoscope

pluralceraunoscopes

Origin of ceraunoscope

From Ancient Greek κεραυνοσκοπεῖον (keraunoskopeîon), from κεραυνοσκοπία (keraunoskopía, “divination from thunder and lightning”) from κεραυνός (keraunós, “thunderbolt”) + σκοπέω (skopéō, “look at, consider”). By surface analysis, cerauno- + -scope.

Questions about ceraunoscope

What does ceraunoscope mean?
Ceraunoscope means an instrument or apparatus employed in the ancient Greek mysteries to imitate thunder and lightning.
What part of speech is ceraunoscope?
Ceraunoscope is a noun.
How do you pronounce ceraunoscope?
Ceraunoscope is pronounced /səˈɹɔːnəskəʊp/.
What is the plural of ceraunoscope?
The plural of ceraunoscope is ceraunoscopes.

Words near ceraunoscope in the dictionary

  1. ceraunomancy
  2. ceraunophile
  3. ceraunophiles
  4. ceraunophone
  5. ceraunophones
  6. ceraunoscope
  7. ceraunoscopes
  8. ceraunoscopy
  9. Cerașu
  10. CERB
  11. Cerberean

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