dipleidoscope
dipleidoscope noun: an instrument for determining the time of apparent noon. It consists of two mirrors and a plane glass in the form of a prism, so that, by the reflections of the sun's rays from their surfaces, two images are presented to the eye, moving in opposite directions, and coinciding at the instant the sun's centre is on the meridian.
Noun
dipleidoscope (plural dipleidoscopes)
- An instrument for determining the time of apparent noon. It consists of two mirrors and a plane glass in the form of a prism, so that, by the reflections of the sun's rays from their surfaces, two images are presented to the eye, moving in opposite directions, and coinciding at the instant the sun's centre is on the meridian.
Forms of dipleidoscope
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Origin of dipleidoscope
From diplo- (“double”) + Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos, “image”) + -scope.
Questions about dipleidoscope
- What does dipleidoscope mean?
- Dipleidoscope means an instrument for determining the time of apparent noon. It consists of two mirrors and a plane glass in the form of a prism, so that, by the reflections of the sun's rays from their surfaces, two images are presented to the eye, moving in opposite directions, and coinciding at the instant the sun's centre is on the meridian.
- What part of speech is dipleidoscope?
- Dipleidoscope is a noun.
- What is the plural of dipleidoscope?
- The plural of dipleidoscope is dipleidoscopes.
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